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New Zealand Considering Law to Ban Protests Near Private Homes

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New Zealand Considering Law to Ban Protests Near Private Homes

People march down Queen Street in protest in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 8, 2024. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

New Zealand’s Parliament is considering a bill that would outlaw people who hold targeted and disruptive demonstrations near residential homes.

However, critics say that, in failing to define details such as how close to a home a protest would need to be to trigger the offence, it risks abridging free speech and could be used to shut down protests outside places like embassies.

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