#MartialLaw or #StateOfEmergency legislation may increase police or executive powers, decrease #CivilRights & lower legal barriers for arrest, detention, or imprisonment.
These powers are used to #persecute #resistance sympathisers & #dissidents of all stripes.
We’ve seen the rise in #authoritarianism & #xenophobia & we’ve seen a backlash against free movement, #immigrants, & #refugees #RESIST #USPol #auspol #TrumpCoup
