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March 6, 2023

35 Arrested Near Site of Proposed "Cop City" Police Training Center in Atlanta
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In Atlanta, at least 35 people were arrested Sunday as protesters marked
the start of a nationwide week of action against Cop City, a $90 million
police training facility being built in the Weelaunee Forest. The Defend
the Atlanta Forest collective said those arrested were peaceful
protesters who were attending a concert in the forest when they were
surrounded by police. This comes less than two months after Atlanta
police shot and killed Manuel Paez Terán, a 26-year-old environmental
defender, who also went by the name Tortuguita.


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