<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="_blank" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> Police say concerns over safety and disruptions were why they rejected a request for a pro-Palestinian protest to march over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="_blank" title="Brisbane's"><span>Brisbane's</span></a><span> Story Bridge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Activist group Justice for Palestine logged an application </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-story-bridge-pro-palestine-march-police-david-crisafulli/dd46203a-098a-46b1-9950-75786f23538d" rel="" target="" title="last week"><span>last week</span></a><span> to undertake a march through the streets of Brisbane on August 24 that they said would see 7000 people march over the Story Bridge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If approved, it would have followed a similar march that took place over the Sydney Harbour Bridge earlier this month, where an estimated 90,000 protestors marched on the iconic landmark.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-arrested-over-death-of-two-people-in-mount-waverley/f264d0ad-93c6-44b1-9a44-b7997ea6b9e3" target="_blank"><strong><span>Gruesome scene as victims of horror double murder identified</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, Queensland Police yesterday confirmed they had rejected Justice for Palestine's application to march over the Story Bridge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Queensland Police Service (QPS) advised the organisers the initial proposed assembly route was not authorised due to public safety concerns and significant disruption to the rights and freedoms of other members of the community," a police spokesperson told </span><a href="http://9news.com.au"><span>9news.com.au</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The QPS respects the right to peacefully assemble; however, this must be balanced with the need to ensure public safety and minimise disruption to the broader community."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-queensland-australia-pro-palestine-march-story-bridge/b80eca3f-6c6e-4f5a-9e95-4bc1e0463f9c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The spokesperson also confirmed a mediation process with the organisers of the protest had begun today to plan an alternate route for the march.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking to </span><a href="http://9news.com.au"><span>9news.com.au</span></a><span>, rally organiser Remah Naji insisted the group would not back down despite the moves from Queensland Police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-tells-goldman-sachs-ceo-to-hire-a-new-economist-after-bank-says-consumers-will-pay-bulk-of-tariff-costs/a37b1cb9-b8e6-4b58-bde4-15a95adf8f87" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump got more bad data. He called for the number counters to be fired</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The cops can't stop us from exercising our fundamental rights to freedom of conscience and speech. The police can't shut down a massive expression of community concern," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The situation in Brisbane mirrors the one seen in Sydney earlier this month, where police and NSW Premier Chris Minns sought to block </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pro-palestine-protest-to-shut-down-sydney-harbour-bridge-today-strong-police-presence-across-sydney-melbourne/c8b94bbf-e177-4b15-a9cd-cd6dd06a42c4" rel="" target="_blank" title="the march over the Harbour Bridge"><span>the march over the Harbour Bridge</span></a><span> due to similar fears of safety and disruption.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An 11th-hour decision from the NSW Supreme Court ensured the march went ahead.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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