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.
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.
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.
Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on "Cop City" Protester Killing
The activists face 20 years in prison for handing out flyers that identified a cop they said was linked to the killing of a protester in the Atlanta forest.
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Police Shot Atlanta Cop City Protester 57 Times, Autopsy Finds
It looks like Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán was executed by firing squad — underscoring why we must stop the massive police training center.
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Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror for Having Mud on Their Shoes
The police's guilt-by-association allegations aren't designed to get convictions, but to break up a movement.
Officer in Cop City Bodycam Footage Suggests Fellow Cop Was Shot by Friendly Fire
Footage from the aftermath of a deadly police raid on anti-Cop City protesters shows an Atlanta cop asking, “They shoot their own man?”
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The Crackdown on Cop City Protesters Is So Brutal Because of the Movement's Success
One protester was killed by police, 20 were charged under a “domestic terror” law, and Georgia’s governor gave himself broad “emergency” powers.
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Cop City Goes National
As the country’s attention descends on Cop City following a police killing last week, the local stakes should be front of mind.
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An Uncompromising Coalition Is Building Support to Nix Atlanta's "Cop City"
With the police training facility set to decimate Atlanta's forestland, a coalition of abolitionists and environmentalists are sustaining the struggle.