Police use pepper spray on crowds outside Parliament House, where a group of masked men performed the Nazi salute. Neo-Nazi and anti-fascist groups have clashed in Melbourne, with police making several arrests and deploying capsicum spray in a bid to quell the violence. A group led by the self-proclaimed neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell was expected to meet at state parliament at midday on Saturday for an anti-immigration protest, which an anti-fascist group planned to disrupt by rallying 30 minutes earlier, according to multiple posts on social media. But Sewell’s group of about 30 men arrived about 10am, and soon after were moved on by police, according to footage posted online. (…) The rally occurred less than two months after another group led by Sewell attended an anti-transgender protest outside Parliament House in Melbourne, an incident which led to the state announcing a ban of the Nazi salute and the start of ructions that resulted in the upper house MP Moira Deeming being expelled from the Liberal party.
via guardian: Neo-Nazis clash with police and counter-protesters at anti-immigration rally in Melbourne
siehe auch: Controversial media figure Avi Yemini claims he was ‘violently attacked’ at neo-Nazi rally in Melbourne’s CBD A controversial activist and Youtuber has claimed he was “violently attacked” by extremists at a Melbourne neo-Nazi rally. Liam Beatty 3 min read May 13, 2023 – 4:44PM NCA NewsWire Pause Unmute Current Time 0:05 / Duration 1:21 Fullscreen UP NEXT Controversial media identity Avi Yemini is confronted by anti-racism protesters at the immigration rally in Melbourne’s CBD. More From Vic Courts & Law Man fatally shot in BMW after car chase: cops Ambulance Victoria hit by data breach ‘Untenable’: Controversial MP kicked out Controversial activist and Youtuber Avi Yemini has claimed he was “violently attacked” by extremists at a Melbourne neo-Nazi rally. Members of the National Socialist Network organised an anti-immigration rally at Victoria’s Parliament House on Saturday, but were met by a much larger group of counter-protesters. In footage from the scene, Yemini, a far-right media correspondent who was filming and interviewing people at the protests, was heckled by several counter-protesters. Taunts of “Avi you dog” and ”wife-beater” were heard as he made his way through the crowd, before a scuffle broke out between Yemini, his security and several men. During the brief incident, a man swing what appears to be a metal pole at Yemini’s head before he is pushed away.