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Pro-Palestinian protesters in court after arrest for Montreal Scotiabank sit-in
- Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in April 2024 during a sit-in at a Montreal Scotiabank and faced mischief charges, with 30 of the 44 charges dropped.
- A lawyer argues that the 14 protesters still charged were unlawfully detained and denied their rights, including the right to protest, peaceful assembly, and freedom of expression.
- The lawyer claims that police did not read the rights of the detained protesters, infringing on their rights.
- Scotiabank's 1832 Asset Management has sold its remaining shares in Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems according to regulatory filings.
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According to the protesters' lawyer, this case will be decisive for the freedom to demonstrate in Quebec.
·Montreal, Canada
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Pro-Palestinian protesters appeared before the Montreal City Court in protest of their arrest in April 2024 for mischief in a Scotiabank branch.
·Montreal, Canada
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Pro-Palestinian protesters in court after arrest for Montreal Scotiabank sit-in
MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian protesters are in Montreal municipal court for a Charter challenge to their April 2024 arrests on mischief charges in front of a Scotiabank branch.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources29
Leaning Left23Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution96% Left
Bias Distribution
- 96% of the sources lean Left
96% Left
L 96%
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