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Trio targeted in ‘Cop City’ RICO charges have a history of exposing police ‘misdeeds’

Like a bad airplane-reading thriller, the controversial RICO indictment against “Defend the Atlanta Forest” protesters spins its yarn about anti-police conspirators around a core trio of characters from a local bail fund, who are presented as shadowy behind-the-scenes figures caught in the spotlight of justice. It’s a tale that leaves out its own biggest plot twist. The […]

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Legal support group for protesters returns after leaders’ controversial arrests

A legal support organization for protesters against Atlanta’s public safety training center says it returned to operations this week, nearly a month after three of its leaders were controversially charged with money laundering and charity fraud. The Atlanta Solidarity Fund (ASF) announced its return on June 26 on social media, saying it is using the […]

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Authorities arrest training center protest support leaders, paint movement as criminal organization

Leaders of a legal support organization for protesters against Atlanta’s public safety training center were arrested on fraud and money laundering charges on May 31 as Gov. Brian Kemp and other authorities painted the entire protest movement as a “criminal organization” of terrorists.  Protesters called it an attack on free speech and planned a rally […]