Atlanta Activists at 'Stop Cop City' Aren’t Backing Down After Police Kill Protester

Posted on AllSides January 26th, 2023
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The movement to stop the construction of a controversial police training facility in Atlanta gained international attention this past week, after sweeps of forest protest encampments resulted in dozens of arrests, terrorism charges, and the police killing of an activist.

Members of Atlanta’s burgeoning “Stop Cop City” movement were rattled after Georgia state police shot and killed Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran, a 26-year-old queer environmental activist who had joined the protest encampment in Atlanta’s South River Forest. But the activists—some of whom were arrested and are now facing domestic terrorism charges and excessively high...

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7m3a/atlanta-activists-at-stop-cop-city-arent-backing-down-after-police-kill-protester

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