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Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction at Friendship Park
By Ryan Fatica Tijuana, Mexico — Eduardo seemed not to notice the soft midday rain slowly dampening his clothes and beading up on the sleeves of his jacket. Just a couple hundred feet from where the Pacific lapped the beach of both Mexico and the U.S., drawing no distinction between the two, Eduardo pointed out…
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‘Their Overreach is Sowing the Seeds of Their Undoing’: Forest Defender Speaks from Bartow County Jail
By Ryan Fatica Bartow County, GA — Over seven weeks after they were arrested while distributing fliers in a small suburb of Atlanta, Charley Tennenbaum continues to be held in the Bartow County Jail for actions they say are protected by the First Amendment. On April 28, Charley and two other individuals were arrested in…
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‘Cop City’ Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance
By Ryan Fatica Scottsdale, AZ — “I’m here in an official capacity, representing Nationwide,” said a protester in a blue wig and a skintight blue acrylic body suit. She wore placards strung across her shoulders with hand-painted replicas of the Nationwide logo on the front and back of her body. Her voice was muffled by…
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Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund
By Ryan Fatica Atlanta, GA — Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund were arrested during a raid by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Atlanta Police Department and charged with money laundering and charity fraud. Marlon Kautz, Savannah Patterson, and Adele Maclean were arrested at The Teardown…
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‘Don’t Forget Us’: Forest Defenders Confront Horrors of Life in DeKalb County Jail
By Ryan Fatica Monica had been locked up in Dekalb County Jail for five days when guards entered her pod and called out her name. She was being released. Like always, the other women in the pod started clapping and cheering, happy to see anyone freed. Monica got up and went to her cell to…
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Three Face Felonies for Allegedly Flyering Near Home of One Georgia Trooper Tied to Killing of Forest Defender
By Ryan Fatica Bartow County, GA — More than 3 ½ months after Georgia State Patrol agents killed forest defender Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Esteban Paez Terán during a raid on the Weelaunee Forest, officials still refuse to name the officers responsible for their death or take any steps toward bringing them to justice. Update: On May…
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The Case of Marvin Haynes – Part Four: The Trials of Marvin Haynes
By Ryan Fatica Hennepin County District Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 2, 2005. The trial of Marvin Haynes began 12 days ago, just 15 ½ months after the murder of Randy Sherer at Jerry’s Flower Shop on the Northside of Minneapolis. Haynes, now 17, sits at the defense table and he watches as the jury files…
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The Case of Marvin Haynes – Part Three: The Framing of Marvin Haynes
By Ryan Fatica The third of four articles from Unicorn Riot’s investigative series into the case of Marvin Haynes, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 at the age of 17 for a murder he says he didn’t commit. Almost a year after this article was originally published, Marvin Haynes was exonerated and…
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An Historic Direct Action in a Forest Outside Atlanta
DeKalb County, GA – In broad daylight Sunday, March 5, a group of about three hundred masked people wearing mostly camouflage and black clothing stormed the main police security outpost within the Weelaunee Forest at the proposed construction site of the ‘Cop City’ project. Demonstrators tore up silt fencing, and set an office trailer, two…
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FBI Bookstore Spying in Chicago Eyes Abortion Rights, Cop City, Anti-Development Activists
By Ryan Fatica and Dan Feidt Chicago, IL – The owner-workers of Pilsen Community Books acknowledge that their store is “very cute.” A vintage typewriter holds a signboard featuring a quote that’s both intellectually stimulating and heart-warming. A repurposed mid-century card catalog cabinet holds a collection of vintage mass market paperbacks. Tarot decks with charming…