The Trial

Cops’ legal battle to keep terrorists locked up

The Trial — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:59:12 +0000

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/cops-legal-battle-to-keep-terrorists-locked-up/news-story/5874a2a750c570090fff0928c15581e2

Majed Raad is believed to be held in Syria

The Trial — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:30:35 +0000

The Australian newspaper reports that Melbourne man Majed Raad is one of a number of Islamic State fighters being held in Syria. Mr Raad was tried and acquitted as part of the 2008 terrorism trial, the trial that is the subject of the documentary THE TRIAL: The inside story of Australia’s biggest terrorism trial.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/australian-acquitted-over-terror-plot-surfaces-in-syrian-jail/news-story/af1b58ba7ebc968d618611204e0b808e

Producer John Moore has died

The Trial — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 02:03:55 +0000

With immense sadness, we advise that The Trial’s producer John Moore died peacefully Tuesday night. John’s support and guidance ensured The Trial was made. A gentle determined man who will be greatly missed. Condolences to his family and friends. X

John Moore

Should Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Laws Cost Us Our Civil Liberties?

The Trial — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:42:39 +0000

“The ease with which our legislators strip away fundamental rights is genuinely frightening,” wrote Greg Barns and Anna Talbot for the Australian Lawyers Alliance in the Huffington Post in November 2017. A question that has only increased in relevance since.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/greg-barns/should-australias-counter-terrorism-laws-cost-us-our-civil-liberties_a_23286015/

News stories about Raad brothers

The Trial — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 23:51:09 +0000

News Corp has been publishing stories about the Raad brothers, including those involved in Australia’s biggest terrorism trial in 2008. Found this video, which has converted the text from a Daily Telegraph story to audio, and matched it to pictures. If you have a News Corp account, you can find and read one of the actual articles.

Meet ‘terrorist lawyer’ Rob Stary

The Trial — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:09:27 +0000

‘I don’t judge. I don’t prosecute. I defend’

An article about lawyer Rob Stary was recently published by Fairfax (29 April 2017).

Rob Stary’s law firm represented a number of the men tried for various terrorism offences in our documentary ‘The Trial’. The film features interviews with Rob Stary and lawyers from his firm as well as behind the scenes observational footage of their preparations during the trial.

http://www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/criminal-defence-lawyer-rob-stary-has-represented-terror-suspects-and-killers-is-there-anything-he-regrets-20170425-gvrrmu.html

RE-RELEASE OF THE TRIAL: The inside story of Australia’s biggest terrorism trial

The Trial — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:12:59 +0000

Re-release of The Trial: The inside story of Australia’s biggest terrorism trial.

You can now buy this important human rights film about Australia’s legal approach to terrorism from film and educational distributor Ronin Films. https://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/14119/trial.html

The film can be bought for download or on DVD for personal or educational use.

How terrorism hysteria turns police reports into propaganda

The Trial — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:32:27 +0000

Opinion piece by Greg Barns, published in the Mercury 1 January 2017.

Greg Barns says prison treatment radicalises terror suspects

The Trial — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 05:36:55 +0000

On 7 September 2016 the Age published the following article by Greg Barns.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/harsh-prison-treatment-might-further-radicalise-terror-suspects-20160907-grasgw.html

IS reports Ezzit Raad killed in Syria

The Trial — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:45:17 +0000

Islamic State says that Ezzit Raad was killed in Syria while fighting for their cause. Raad was convicted of terrorism offences in 2008. He was barrister Greg Barn's client. Continue reading →