Thousands marched through Australia’s two biggest cities in anti-lockdown protests Saturday, sparking violent clashes with police in Sydney. Dozens of protesters were arrested after an unauthorised march flouted public health orders in Sydney, while several confrontations with police broke out during the hours-long rally. Officers were pelted with pot plants and bottles of water as […]
A protester, center, is arrested by police at a demonstration at Sydney Town Hall during a ‘World Wide Rally For Freedom’ anti-lockdown rally in Sydney, Saturday, July 24, 2021.
Officers were pelted with pot plants and bottles of water as opponents of Sydney’s month-long stay-at-home order took to the streets in numbers.Thousands also crowded several streets in Melbourne after gathering outside the state parliament in the early afternoon. “The protesters have shown utter contempt for their fellow citizens who are currently doing it tough.”
Organisers had dubbed the protest a “freedom” rally and publicised it on social media pages frequently used to spread vaccine disinformation and conspiracy theories.
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