Arrests at Melbourne Anti-Lockdown Protest

Police officers and soldiers patrol Treasury Gardens as they enforced strict lockdown laws in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 5, 2020.William West/ AFP via Getty Images

At least three people have been detained by police and others have been told to move on during a peaceful COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne.

Some walkers on the shores of the city’s Yarra River on Sept 12 stopped and displayed signs, including “I am just exercising my human rights”.