The sovereign citizen movement, according to a 2013 paper from the University of North Carolina School of Government, is a catch-all term encompassing several anti-government groups such as the ...

The alleged killing of two police officers who attempted to serve a warrant on a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” in Australia shows how a movement that originated in the United States has taken ...

Participants in the Sovereign Citizen movement in the United States claim that, while they reside in the country, they are separate or “sovereign” from the government, and therefore immune to any ...

As the tragic events evolve in Porepunkah, northeast Victoria, media outlets have reported the alleged shooter, Dezi Freeman, is known to be a “sovereign citizen”. Sovereign citizens believe they are ...

A man displaying a homemade “sovereign citizen” license plate repeatedly called 911 to report the police were attempting to seize the unauthorized tag and then resisted arrest when officers attempted ...

Australia has watched on as authorities have searched for Dezi Freeman, a so-called “sovereign citizen” accused of killing two police officers in the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah. The case ...

IN light of the recent capture and killing of Dezi Freeman, experts are warning the sovereign citizen agenda could make regional Victorian areas like Gippsland a hotspot for extremist ideology. The ...

Police in Australia are searching for a “very dangerous” man suspected of killing two Victoria police officers and injuring another. Dezi Freeman, a 56-year-old with a history of offenses, remains at ...

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