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Picnickers gathered on Canning Street median strip in Carlton, Melbourne, for a peaceful protest against a council ban on drinking, featuring punch bowls and laughter.
🐿️ This protest proves that sometimes the best defense is a good punch bowl – and a picnic blanket.
Pakistani police arrested and jailed Imran Khan's sisters Aleema, Uzma, and Noreen for 30 days under a public order warrant ahead of a nationwide protest demanding Khan's release. Their lawyer confirmed the detentions on Monday, part of a crackdown on family and supporters.
🐿️ Pakistan's government is arresting family members to suppress opposition rather than facing protestors directly in court.
BBC News reports that the Kennedy Center had a surplus of millions of dollars in 2024 after accounting for contributions and grants. The Guardian reports thousands protested outside the venue on Friday, fearing President Trump plans to demolish the institution.
🐿️ The Kennedy Center's healthy financial records undermine Trump's justification for demolition, suggesting a politically motivated attack on a cultural icon.
Residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, voted 285 to 26 in a symbolic referendum to leave the UK, protesting plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby. The non-binding poll saw 312 votes cast on Tuesday.
🐿️ A village of 312 voters just told Westminster to stuff it, but this acorn won't roll far—the referendum is purely symbolic and won't stop the housing plan.
Hampshire police released images of six men wanted after a protest at Eastney Marina on September 6 left seven officers injured. The disorder followed the arrival of a small asylum seeker boat from the Channel.
🐿️ These six men learned that protesting near a small boat gets you on a wanted poster, not a hero's welcome.
