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Drew Pavlou is an Australian political activist and former university senator from the University of Queensland best known for his criticism of the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party. Wikipedia
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TRIAL OVER, COMPLETE AND TOTAL VICTORY, the judge dismissed all charges and the entire New South Wales case against me. It is now completely legal to hold a “Fuck Xi Jinping” sign in Sydney. INNOCENT ON ALL CHARGES, A GREAT DAY FOR FREE SPEECH, DEMOCRACY PREVAILS 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/VM0VANyUGX
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇾 (@DrewPavlou) March 14, 2023
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This is crazy. @DrewPavlou is being prosecuted by Australian authorities for holding a sign saying “F..k Xi Jinping” but the Chinese ultranationalists who physically attacked him (seen in the video) are getting off scott free. https://t.co/IIVG3Xooqm
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) March 11, 2023
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I’m a Senate candidate running for Parliament and NSW Police arrested me and held me in a cell for five hours tonight for holding a “Down With Xi Jinping” sign while campaigning in Sydney. What is happening to free speech and democracy in Australia 😢 #auspol film @Chriscoveries pic.twitter.com/F1wddb1V9T
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇾 (@DrewPavlou) May 7, 2022
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Just made bail after five hours in a police station cell for holding up a sign saying Down With Xi Jinping in Sydney. I did absolutely nothing wrong and I will fight the charges all the way up to the highest courts in the land. FREE SPEECH!
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇾 (@DrewPavlou) May 7, 2022
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The sign I was peacefully holding tonight when NSW Police said I posed a violent threat to the public, arrested me and charged me with failure to follow officer directions pic.twitter.com/cZz4zDXJZc
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇾 (@DrewPavlou) May 7, 2022
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The confrontation occured as soon as we, anti-CCP protesters, intended to wrap up the protest with group photos. Soon after, @DrewPavlou was detained, escorted away & eventually arrested by police – The reason is believed to be the protest was "unauthorised" without permit. 2/4 pic.twitter.com/VFVYb1CxeC
— HKPACE in NSW (@hkpacensw) May 7, 2022
We @hkpacensw have learned from our experience in Hong Kong & across the world in history that any law restricting freedom to protest will eventually be abused to silence critics, the minorities, & the underprivileged. Such authoritarian law should have no place in Australia. 4/4 pic.twitter.com/yBQ1NdZzH2
— HKPACE in NSW (@hkpacensw) May 7, 2022
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@DrewPavlou has been arrested and charged following a protest in Eastwood attended by Tibetan and anti-CCP activists.
— Chriscoveries (@Chriscoveries) May 7, 2022
The signs held were said by attendees to say ‘down with xijinping’ and were google translated to also say ‘son of a bitch. pic.twitter.com/c3WqlKojrm
@DrewPavlou sign was taken by police, searched before being taken away. pic.twitter.com/71aJO2uNYi
— Chriscoveries (@Chriscoveries) May 7, 2022
So? I don't understand how this could lead to an arrest. People do that sort of thing here all the time. We don't even bother with it no more.
— 'DrBen' AsiaReport, travel guide, sat.maps, books. (@AsiaReportcom) May 7, 2022
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#BREAKING 🚨 Senate candidate @DrewPavlou has been arrested by NSW Police, his team says | #6NewsAU https://t.co/LiXGehCltk
— 6 News Australia (@6NewsAU) May 7, 2022
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Photos taken by @Chriscoveries show senate candidate @DrewPavlou being arrested by police #auspol https://t.co/DIxEdWgauo pic.twitter.com/xUnKIFUj8i
— Leonardo Puglisi (@Leo_Puglisi6) May 7, 2022
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