Rights groups say proposed laws are ‘incompatible with the democratic right to protest’
The bill introduces fines of up to $22,000 and jail time of up to two years for anyone who “enters, remains on, climbs, jumps from or otherwise trespasses” major roads in the state and “seriously disrupts or obstructs vehicles or pedestrians”.
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