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Exclusive: groups call for US inquiry into police killing of ‘Cop City’ protester

Petition to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights filed on behalf of Manuel Paez Terán, aka ‘Tortuguita’, and their mother

The Guardian - US

‘Tortuguita vive’: campaigners across US hail anti-Cop City activist killed by police

Events in more than 30 cities mark ‘Day of the Forest Defender’, recognizing enduring impact of Manuel Paez Terán

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The Flimsy RICO Case Against Atlanta's Cop City Protestors

Law enforcement officials appear to have tarred ad hoc bands of protesters as members of an organized criminal movement.

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Prosecutors Use Lyrics, Diary Entries as Evidence in Georgia RICO Cases

In separate criminal racketeering cases, prosecutors are using rap lyrics and the personal diary of a protester shot and killed by police as evidence.

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‘It’s alarming’: diary of killed Cop City activist to play role in Georgia lawsuit

State makes unusual move in submitting journal of Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán, killed by state troopers in January

The Guardian - US

Police and protesters clash at Atlanta training center site derided by opponents as 'Cop City'

Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to halt a march seeking to stop construction of a police and firefighter training center in Atlanta

The Independent UK

Dozens indicted on Georgia racketeering charges related to 'Stop Cop City' movement appear in court

Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta

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Critics condemn ‘chilling’ refusal to release evidence in police shooting of ‘Stop Cop City’ activist

Critics say decision part of worrying larger crackdown on protest movement

The Independent UK

Georgia refuses to release evidence from police shooting of Cop City activist

Experts say decision not to make evidence available to family of Manuel Paez Terán or public sets ‘frightening’ precedent

The Guardian - US

Shot 14 times, no charges for police: family’s grief over death of Cop City activist

Manuel Paez Terán, known as ‘Tortuguita’ was isolated and alone as police shot him dead – and his family and friends say the full story is being kept from them

The Guardian - US

Georgia district attorney will not charge police who killed ‘Cop City’ activist

Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán was shot and killed in January while protesting construction of police training center

The Guardian - US

Prosecutor won't seek charges against troopers in killing of 'Cop City' activist near Atlanta

A prosecutor says no charges will be sought against Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta

The Independent UK

‘Alarming and absurd’: concern as ‘Cop City’ activists charged with racketeering

Observers worry about the chilling effects on protests after Atlanta indicts demonstrators under organized crime law

The Guardian - US

Cop City protesters charged with racketeering as Georgia takes hard line

Some of 61 defendants charged also face money laundering and domestic terrorism charges for environmental protests

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‘Cop City’: civil rights groups urge US to investigate surveillance of protesters

ACLU and NAACP among organizations condemning homeland security department over ‘domestic violent extremist’ label

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Real cost of ‘Cop City’ under question after Atlanta approves $67m for project

Opponents call process ‘anti-democratic’ after public participation in council meeting difficult and lack of transparency

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Latest arrests of ‘Cop City’ protesters ‘feel like overreach’, experts say

Three activists protesting the planned facility were charged under a little-known Georgia law, raising first amendment concerns

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‘Malice or ineptitude’: probe into police killing of eco-activist frustrates family

The inquiry into the death of Manuel Paez Terán has been marred by contradictory information released by officials

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'Cop City' Protesters Arrested For Distributing Flyers

Just days after the release of an autopsy showing an activist may not have fired on officers before being shot to death, police arrested activists for putting flyers on mailboxes.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: supreme court to decide on abortion pill access

Challenge to FDA approval of mifepristone could affect women’s health rights. Plus, two men who spent years in jail are declared innocent

The Guardian - US

‘Cop City’ activist’s official autopsy reveals more than 50 bullet wounds

No gunpowder residue found on Manuel Paez Terán, who was alleged to have fired first in fatal confrontation with Georgia police

The Guardian - US

‘Cop city’ backers and opponents battle for public opinion over $90m project

Poll shows Atlanta divided on racial lines over planned police and fire department training center

The Independent UK

Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say

Georgia authorities say state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester's tent

The Guardian - US

Investment fund links to Atlanta police and ‘Cop City’ project revealed

Roark Capital and Silver Lake Management have a web of connections to the Atlanta police foundation, Cop City and surveillance in the city

Los Angeles Times

Inside the 'Stop Cop City' forest camp, the latest epicenter of activism over policing

ATLANTA — Carrying backpacks and bedrolls, a group arrived at a forest just outside Atlanta one balmy March afternoon. At the edge of a thicket of loblolly pines, they stepped over a concrete slab decorated with a mural of a police car, overturned and aflame.

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