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Miklos Bolza

UNCOVERED: Activist jailed for harbour bridge protest | History Defined

A woman has been jailed for a protest that stopped peak-hour traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A 15-month jail sentence for a climate activist who blocked the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been criticised by human rights observers.

Deanna "Violet" Maree Coco was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday for a protest conducted in April as part of a Fireproof Australia movement.

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