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La comisionada de derechos humanos afirma que el presunto encarcelamiento resalta los «crecientes riesgos de represión transnacional» en Australia Reciba nuestro correo electrónico de noticias de última hora, nuestra aplicación gratuita o nuestro podcast de noticias diario La comisionada de derechos humanos de Australia ha dicho que el estudiante chino que presuntamente fue encarcelado durante seis años por las autoridades de China por unirse a las protestas en Sydney subraya los «riesgos muy reales y crecientes de la represión transnacional que afecta a las personas en Australia, incluidos los estudiantes internacionales». La comisionada Lorraine Finlay dijo a Guardian Australia que, si bien no podía comentar sobre las circunstancias de casos individuales, «nadie debería temer el castigo en el extranjero por ejercer sus derechos legales a la libre expresión y a la protesta pacífica aquí». Continúe leyendo...

El republicano Chris Carr es acusado de intentar reactivar su candidatura a gobernador con una acusación formal: «el último suspiro de un hombre que agoniza» El principal funcionario encargado de hacer cumplir la ley en Georgia ha provocado acusaciones de utilizar el peso de su cargo para impulsar su propia fortuna política al presentar una nueva acusación formal contra los manifestantes del centro de entrenamiento policial de Atlanta conocido como Cop City. En medio de fanfarronadas sobre «mantener la línea contra antifa», el fiscal general de Georgia, Chris Carr, anunció cargos contra tres activistas a finales de la semana pasada, incluso mientras su intento por convertirse en el candidato republicano de Georgia a gobernador avanza con dificultad, con un apoyo de menos de dos dígitos en las encuestas antes de las primarias del 19 de mayo. Continuar leyendo...

The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he will only ban the slogan “globalise the intifada” if a potential constitutional challenge to a similar ban in Queensland is unsuccessful, the strongest indication yet that the state government may not seek to proscribe the contested phrase at all.Minns was unequivocal about his intention to ban what he described as “hateful, violent rhetoric” following the Bondi terror attack in December, but sent the issue to a parliamentary inquiry, which he said would enable legislation to be introduced when parliament returned in February. Continue reading...

Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct actionThe criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300 campaigners.New findings suggest arrests, fines and lengthy prison sentences given to nonviolent climate protesters who have blocked roads or damaged buildings may actually radicalise them. The repression of protest could even be one driver of recent covert actions such as the cutting of internet cables, they said. Continue reading...

Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros DiscoveryDozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an “intimate” dinner being held by Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison “in celebration of the First Amendment” and “honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House Correspondents”, and attended by Donald Trump.Paramount has faced criticism for the dinner, which has been seen by some as illustrative of the cozy relationship between the Ellisons and the White House – right as the Trump administration is weighing whether to approve the company’s $110bn merger with CNN parent company WarnerBros Discovery. The dinner comes before Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, which Trump will attend. His defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is expected to sit at one of the many tables bought by CBS News for the event. Continue reading...

Day of action to support workers set for 1 May – who is organizing May Day Strong, and how can people join?Anyone who attended one of the 3,000 No Kings protests in March might have learned of the latest effort to protest against Trump administration policies: May Day Strong.The single-day protest on 1 May is taking its cue from the massive day of action that shut down Minneapolis in January by asking Americans not to shop, work or go to school. Rallies, marches and teach-ins will also take place across the country. Continue reading...

Exclusive: The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from political repressionThe Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect Chinese international students from political repression by authorities on their return after a Chinese student was allegedly sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for joining pro-democracy protests in Australia.The student, who the Guardian has chosen not to name, lost contact with his friends in Sydney after returning to China in December 2024. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Retired NHS worker Nicholas Stone, 65, died after becoming unwell at protest against far-right group Bristol PatriotsThe daughter of a retired NHS worker is calling for a full and independent investigation into the death of her father after it emerged he died after police contact at a protest against the far right.Nicholas Stone, 65, who lived in Bristol, died on 10 January after becoming unwell at a protest opposing the rightwing group Bristol Patriots, who were staging a demonstration in the city centre. Continue reading...