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APD Denies Targeting Organizers of Police Brutality, Occupy Protests

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — Progressive activists are concerned about what they see as Atlanta Police singling out and cracking down on social justice organizers, as protests against state-sanctioned, racist police violence sweep the nation.  They cite three incidents over the last week and a half, including two arrests of organizers Tim Franzen […]

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Clayton County Immigrants Thankful for Sheriff Hill’s Practice Changes

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(APN) ATLANTA — Immigrants’ rights advocates in Georgia celebrated two major victories in recent days.  First, on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill’s office announced it will no longer detain undocumented immigrants longer than usual in order for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to apprehend and deport them. The following day, U.S. President Barack Obama announced […]

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