An American peace activist was arrested on Saturday, had his visa cancelled and has been detained as "a potential risk to national security". He is being held in solitary confinement, and even better, he has to pay for it himself.
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He arrived in Australia in early June and, on August 31, took part in a non-violent protest outside Halliburton's Sydney headquarters.
When he was detained on Saturday, he had been due to give a workshop in Melbourne discussing emerging trends in grassroots direct-action campaigns.
Greens leader Bob Brown said Mr Parkin may have been arrested for political reasons on orders from Washington, because of his history of activism against Halliburton.
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