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Australia considers any link with supremacist network a crime

Canberra, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) From today, the Australian government instituted as a criminal offense any use or interaction with the far-right white supremacist network Terrorgram.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong emphasized that penalties include up to 10 years imprisonment and/or heavy fines.

The announcement is part of the measures of the Australian Executive to combat the increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in the Oceanic nation, as well as to curb the spread of extreme right-wing ideology through the Internet, including incitements to violence.

Wong said Terrorgram encompasses a network of online channels and accounts for operating on encrypted applications such as Telegram, with the aim of promoting white supremacy and racially motivated violence.

There is no place in Australia for anti-Semitism, hatred or violence, the Foreign Minister stressed.

Recent weeks have seen authorities deal with fires at a Sydney child care center and cars parked in Jewish neighborhoods, while more than one synagogue has been vandalized, according to official records.

In early December, masked individuals set fire to a synagogue in the southern city of Melbourne with people inside, requiring 60 firefighters to bring the flames under control.

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