Cop City Protesters Tried to Plant Trees. Atlanta Police Beat Them for It.
Organizers swore off violence, but the cops used their garden tools as an excuse to attack them anyway.
The People vs. Cop City
Police abolitionists and environmentalists are fighting to stop the 85-acre, $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center — dubbed “Cop City” by opponents — from being built on public forest land. Law enforcement agencies are responding with deadly violence, racketeering charges, and domestic terrorism accusations.
Atlanta Mayor Dismisses Cop City Referendum as “Not an Election”
Mayor Andre Dickens said he wants residents to be heard on Cop City — but his own administration is slow-walking a possible vote on it.
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Cop City Indictments Threaten Press Freedom Too
The message is clear: Try to spread opinions cops don’t like through the media, and you might be charged next.
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Defying RICO Indictment, Faith Leaders Chain Themselves to Bulldozer to Stop Cop City
In solidarity with those facing racketeering charges, protesters against the planned police compound chose to stand their ground against state repression.
Atlanta Officials Unveil Onerous Verification Requirements for Cop City Referendum
The city outlined its plans for signature verification after organizers collected 100,000 signatures for a vote on the police training facility.
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Atlanta City Leaders Are Subverting Democracy to Save Cop City
With a referendum against the police facility in the works, Atlanta is making sure it won’t be valid. Activists have other ways to fight.
Atlanta DA Opposed Indicting Cop City Legal Observer, but Georgia Attorney General Pushed Charges Anyway
A Cop City legal observer, who was wearing bright green clothing, was charged with domestic terrorism over objections from Atlanta’s district attorney.
No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It?
The fight could influence whether Georgia stays blue in 2024’s Senate and presidential races.
DHS Intel Report on Cop City Protesters Cribbed Far-Right Activist Andy Ngo
The intelligence report described the demonstrations as a “violent far-left occupation” — a phrase copied directly from an article by Ngo a day earlier.
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Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters
Part of a brutal crackdown on dissent against the police training facility, the SWAT raid and charges against the protest bail fund are unprecedented.