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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > no-apologies-threat-of-police-violence-stands-after-protest-ban-ruled-unconstitutional

No Apologies: Threat of Police Violence Stands After Protest Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1184+ words) New South Wales premier Chris Minns" blanket ban on street protests was struck down by the NSW Supreme Court on 16 April 2026. Such a prohibition being in place on 9 February this year, prevented 20, 000-odd constituents from conducting a march on Gadigal…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > nsw-police-to-continue-raiding-herzog-protesters-to-sully-police-watchdog-inquiry

NSW Police to Continue Raiding Herzog Protesters to Sully Police Watchdog Inquiry

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1283+ words) Following raids upon three women Herzog protesters across Greater Sydney on Wednesday and Thursday last week, NSW police explained it has arrested 17 of these pro-Palestinians protesters so far. And the most recent dawn raid involved eight officers wearing riot gear…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > minns-condemns-courts-overturning-of-his-unconstitutional-protest-ban-with-flawed-logic

Minns Condemns Court's Overturning of His Unconstitutional Protest Ban with Flawed Logic

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1249+ words) In the wake of the blanket ban on protest marches being struck down by the state's highest court on 16 April 2026, New South Wales premier Chris Minns has doubled down on his refusal to accept the ruling on his rushed unconstitutional…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > apartheid-israel-is-invading-and-colonising-southern-lebanon-in-plain-sight

Apartheid Israel Is Invading and Colonising Southern Lebanon in Plain Sight

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (1001+ words) In terms of its military operations in southern Lebanon right now, Israel is openly carrying out the same playbook it launched on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, which means it is purposely attempting to level housing and civilian infrastructure in…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > australias-most-decorated-soldier-faces-multiple-charges-of-the-war-crime-of-murder

Australia's Most Decorated Soldier Faces Multiple Charges of the War Crime of Murder

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1157+ words) Australia's most decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested by Australian federal police on Gadigal land, as he arrived by plane at Sydney's domestic airport on Tuesday, 3 April 2026. The 47-year-old former Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) officer was then taken…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > israel-prescribes-death-by-hanging-for-palestinians-convicted-of-terrorism-related-murder

Israel Prescribes Death by Hanging for Palestinians Convicted of Terrorism-Related Murder

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1223+ words) Introduced into the Knesset by Otzma Yehudit Party MK Limor Son Har-Melech on 11 November 2025, the Penal Law (Amendment No. 159) (Death Penalty for Terrorists) Law 57862026 was passed by the unicameral Israeli parliament on Monday, 30 March 2026, and the proposal was really brought…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > the-ongoing-affirmation-of-the-police-brutalisation-of-herzog-protesters-speaks-volumes

The Ongoing Affirmation of the Police Brutalisation of Herzog Protesters Speaks Volumes

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1265+ words) Two months after 3, 000 New South Wales police officers set upon the participants at the 9 February 2026 protest of the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog with unbridled force, no apology for this violence has been forthcoming from the ministers and…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > nsw-police-are-raiding-arresting-and-charging-the-herzog-protesters-they-assaulted

NSW Police Are Raiding, Arresting and Charging the Herzog Protesters They Assaulted

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1049+ words) Eight New South Wales police officers smashed in the door of a Burwood apartment to arrest a 42-year-old woman sleeping inside the place located on Dharug land at 5 am on Thursday, 26 March 2026. She was then taken to the police station…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > nsw-premier-ignores-civilian-evidence-regarding-police-brutality-at-herzog-protest

NSW Premier Ignores Civilian Evidence Regarding Police Brutality at Herzog Protest

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1291+ words) New South Wales Greens MP Jenny Leong was removed from the lower house during Question Time on 25 March 2026, as she attempted to provide NSW premier Chris Minns with 117 community member accounts of the NSW police brutality that was unleashed upon…...

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sydneycriminallawyers. com. au > blog > the-offence-of-assaulting-a-police-officer-in-new-south-wales-2

The Offence of Assaulting a Police Officer in New South Wales

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1268+ words) A 27-year-old woman was arrested on Gadigal land at her Potts Point residence on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, as part of the ongoing investigations of Strike Force Laine, which is the New South Wales Police Force probe into the participants of the…...