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Activist Pleads Not Guilty in Sydney Opera House Case

12/4/2025

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Fouad Masri, 50, has pleaded not guilty to charges for projecting pro-Palestine messages onto Sydney Opera House on October 11, 2025.
Masri faces charges under the Sydney Opera House Trust bylaws for distributing political messages and conducting a demonstration.
His lawyers say the case raises freedom of speech issues and will proceed as a constitutional challenge to the bylaws.
A separate October 2023 pro-Palestine protest faced backlash for antisemitic chants.

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Fouad Masri, 50, has pleaded not guilty to charges for projecting pro-Palestine messages onto Sydney Opera House on October 11, 2025.
Masri faces charges under the Sydney Opera House Trust bylaws for distributing political messages and conducting a demonstration.
His lawyers say the case raises freedom of speech issues and will proceed as a constitutional challenge to the bylaws.
A separate October 2023 pro-Palestine protest faced backlash for antisemitic chants.