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The Latest Breaking News from Deanna Violet Coco

Climate activists have received months-long sentences. Are tougher laws eroding Australians’ right to protest?

NSW enacts highest number of new laws among states, with climate protesters disproportionately affected, report finds

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More prison time for West Gate climate protesters

Two protesters who blocked Melbourne's West Gate Bridge at peak hour have been handed a two-month prison term after they appealed their 21-day sentences.

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Protester freed as appeal launched to increase sentence

A climate protester jailed for blocking lanes on a major Melbourne freeway has been released on bail as prosecutors launch an appeal to increase her sentence.

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Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Two climate protesters who blocked lanes on a busy Melbourne bridge have been jailed while a third awaits sentencing.

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Tasmanian court sentences environmental activist to jail for first time in more than a decade

Protester Colette Joan Harmsen says she committed offences due to ‘worsening climate crisis’ and is not a ‘menace to society’

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SA rushes through tougher laws for climate protests

South Australia will lift fines for public obstruction to $50,000 or three months' jail amid a wave of climate protests.

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Knitting Nannas tell court NSW protest laws have left them ‘frightened’ to take climate action

Two members of the environmental group are challenging new laws which impose jail terms for demonstrations that disrupt major roads or public facilities

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Blockade Australia protesters charged under Perrottet government crackdown receive only minor penalties

Lawyer says result shows ‘the trouble with over-criminalising very simple activities’

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Magistrate commends activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco for ‘noble’ beliefs but says she went too far

Environmental activist convicted and fined after admitting to spray painting Woodside Energy logos on Perth police centre

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Pushback in Australia against increasingly draconian protest laws

Australia is among democracies curbing long-cherished civil and political liberties blaming more radical protesters.

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Australian climate protestor Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco’s 15-month sentence overturned on appeal

Coco cries in relief as her sentence is overturned, saying ‘the last 11 months have been incredibly difficult’

The Independent UK

SUCCESS: Violet Coco’s Fkn Unfair Jail Sentence For Blocking Sydney Harbour Has Been Overturned

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Jail term overturned for protester who blocked harbour bridge

A Sydney climate protester who was jailed for blocking peak-hour traffic on the Harbour Bridge has had her sentence overturned. Deanna “Violet” Maree Coco

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Jail sentence overturned for climate change activist who blocked Sydney Harbour Bridge

Climate activist Deanna "Violet" Coco last year was handed a 15-month jail sentence but that has been overturned by the NSW District Court.

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NSW police drop claim that protest involving Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco blocked ambulance

Magistrate hearing case against two co-accused questioned why officers say ‘no ambulance was obstructed’

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‘Rather die in jail than a nursing home’: climate activists show stiff resolve as they face Queensland court

Group who allegedly disrupted parliament are mainly grey-haired activists who worry more about grandchildren’s future than going to prison

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Ryan Gosling stops traffic and divides Sydneysiders with stunt for new film

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling may have stopped traffic as he shot scenes for his latest movie, but he raised the ire of some Sydneysiders.

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Greens push for federal ‘right to protest’ law after NSW jailing of Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco

Senator David Shoebridge hopes to ‘rebalance the scales of justice’ after states crack down on activists

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Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco reveals why she was prepared to risk jail time

Exclusive: In her first interview since being released from prison, Coco recalls how bushfires three years ago sparked her epiphany

AFP

Climate activist who blocked Sydney Harbour Bridge freed on bail

Sydney (AFP) - An Australian climate activist who was sentenced to 15 months in jail for blocking traffic on Sydney's Harbour Bridge was ordered released on bail Tuesday, pending her appeal.

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Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco freed from prison while she appeals 15-month jail sentence

Judge rules Coco, jailed for Sydney Harbour Bridge protest, did not represent a risk to the community

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At least a dozen climate activists face jail time under NSW laws used to lock up Violet Coco

Exclusive: A string of protesters linked to Blockade Australia have been charged under the legislation

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Violet Coco is not alone: the climate activists facing jail

As protesters use more provocative tactics, state governments are responding with heavy-handed laws to stop them

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How does the 15-month jail term for environmental protester Violet Coco compare to other sentences?

Activist’s jailing for a peaceful protest has shocked many, as less than 6% of people charged with environmental pollution and property damage offences are sent to prison

Crikey

No shrinking Violet: jail sentence a crime against the earth and its people

The NSW government gets a shellacking from Crikey readers for new laws which put Violet Coco in jail for peaceful protesting.

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