Dozens of arrests at Kangaroo Point refugee rally
Dozens of protesters have been arrested during a rally at a Kangaroo Point hotel where 120 asylum seekers are being detained. WATCH THE VIDEO
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POLICE have arrested dozens of activists taking part in a protest at a Kangaroo Point hotel where 120 asylum seekers are being detained.
A total of 37 people were arrested after they staged a sit-in, refusing to move after a two-hour protest permit expired.
They were taken to the city watch-house.
The protesters had the hotel and shut down its surrounding streets as a third weekend of action kicked off this afternoon in a nearby park.
Protesters gathered in Raymond Park around 3pm, before marching around the block to the Kangaroo Point Hotel where 120 male refugees are being detained.
