"Fundamentally, this shows that the state doesn't have very much to go on," said James Anderson, a member of It's Going Down, an anti-fascist collective that has promoted protests against Trump and the "alt-right".
A great deal of effort would be made to organise and promote protests.
Undaunted, O'Dwyer attempted to demonise Victoria's CFMEU leader, John Setka, for promoting the protests with the "vile slur" that "everything Hitler did in Germany was legal".
The suspects, whose number has been reduced from an initial list of 170, include family members of the fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is believed to have been actively involved in promoting the protests.
Various Facebook pages are promoting the protests and calling on followers to go to any mosque, Muslim establishment or Islamic organization and voice their opinion on Saturday, 10 October.
2010 September - 20 Shia opposition leaders - accused of plotting to overthrow monarchy by promoting violent protests and sabotage - arrested in run-up to elections.
"It doesn't help that there are photos [in the media] showing the smoke-filled lobby of the InterContinental," said Ms Ozden, adding that the tourism industry was trying to assuage fears by promoting the protests as a healthy symptom of a working democracy.
"People are demanding change, not just from politicians, but also businesses," the Action Center on Race and the Economy said in a statement promoting Whole Foods protests.
After the funeral, six men handed out fliers promoting a protest march scheduled for Sunday.
Those on the political right panned the ad too — for promoting leftist protest movements.
