Narek Boyajian is a queer Armenian American community organizer, student, and educator based in Atlanta, GA. They are committed to abolitionist, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist movement work. Jadelynn Zhang is a Midwesterner now based in Atlanta, GA. She is a writer, researcher, […]
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Southern Center for Human Rights, and the University of Dayton Human Rights Center are calling for state accountability This morning, three human rights organizations filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human
Gender non-conforming arrestees face harsher police violence and incarceration conditions than cisgender protesters Vienna Forrest could tell from the bleak light shining in her cell that it was well past the scheduled time for her bond hearing. It was her
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Free Alabama Movement organizers say they refuse to “finance their own incarceration and exploitation of gas chamber style executions, forced labor, and deadly abuse” SPRINGVILLE, AL.—This afternoon, around eight people arrived outside of St. Clair Prison in Springville, Ala., in
Incarcerated organizers lead shutdown in Alabama’s St. Clair Prison Read More »
Police have charged one person with first degree arson while at least one other remains in police custody. Police said in an official statement that additional arrests are “coming soon.” Updated (Feb. 9, 2024, 1:24pm): This article has been
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Two activists locked themselves to construction equipment at a Brasfield & Gorrie work site in Midtown. The activists, who were locked to equipment for over four hours, were arrested and charged with criminal trespass. ATLANTA—Early Monday morning, two Stop Cop
ATLANTA—Yesterday, over 200 people gathered to honor the life of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán, who was violently killed by Georgia police one year ago. Tortuguita, a 26-year-old queer indigenous-venezuelan climate activist, was gunned down by Georgia police in Weelaunee Forest in
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After a new development of preliminary trial concerns in the courts, judge says she is unclear when the first Cop City RICO trial will resume ATLANTA—This morning, around 30 people sat in Judge Kimberly Adams’ courtroom in the Fulton County
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ATLANTA—On Mon., January 8, Judge Kimberly Adams heard a series of pre-trial motions in the case of Ayla King, one of the 61 RICO defendants in the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta. King, who is 19 years old, is
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Update: This article was updated on Dec. 28 at 3:32 p.m. to include quotes from one of the arrestees. ATLANTA—Three activists were arrested on the morning of Fri., Dec. 22, during a weekly picket protest Weelaunee Coalition organizers have named
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