Sydney Opera House refugee activists fined

January 18, 2018

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Five activists who scaled the Sydney Opera House roof to unfurl banners reading "Australia: World Leaders in Cruelty #BringThemHere" and "Evacuate Manus" on November 9 pleaded guilty to trespass in the Downing Centre Local Court on December 20.

They were fined a total of $20,000.

WACA spokesperson Lily Matchett said: “We face court in Sydney today for protesting the inhumane treatment of refugees while the injustice on Manus Island continues to unfold.

"As we face the legal consequences of our minor offences, the Australian government continues to get off scot-free despite breaching international law and denying refugees basic human rights.”

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Refugees & migrants

Sydney Opera House

Whistleblowers Activists and Citizens Alliance (WACA)

Australia

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