Palestinian Paints Murals on Rubble Amid War on Gaza
By Niko Georgiades and Mohamed Ahmed / Unicorn Riot Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine — Artist Amal Abu Al-Sabah, 26, paints on houses bombed by Israel during their war on Gaza.…
One Year Since Tortuguita’s Killing: A Reflection on our Coverage of the Movement Against ‘Cop City’ and the First Eco-Activist Killed in the US
By Unicorn Riot Thursday, January 18, 2024, marks one year since Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán was killed by police in the South River Forest outside Atlanta. A 26-year-old queer…
National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality at Ruins of the 3rd Precinct
By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Over a dozen members of families impacted by police violence marched from the ruins of the former Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct…
‘Traffic stops should not be death sentences’
By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Around 2 a.m. on July 31, Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, 33, during a traffic…
‘We Do Not Need a School for Assassins’: Hours of Public Comment Unanimously Against ‘Cop City’
By Alex Binder / Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA — Hundreds of Atlantans spoke out against the proposed authorization of $33.5 million taxpayer dollars for the Atlanta Police Foundation to fund…
One Granted Bond, Two Denied Pretrial Release: Forest Defenders Appear for Preliminary Hearings
By Sean Summers / Unicorn Riot DeKalb County, GA — Two defendants arrested in March during a music festival against ‘Cop City’ were again denied bond Wednesday in DeKalb County…
No Gunpowder Residue Found on Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Terán According to DeKalb County Autopsy
New information surfaces following an autopsy.
Eight Remain in Jail from March 5 Weelaunee Forest Raid, 15 Released
By Alex Binder / Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA — Fifteen of the twenty-three people arrested and charged with domestic terrorism on March 5 are now out of jail. The nearly…
Behind the #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants
By Ryan Fatica and Chris Schiano / Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with several other law enforcement agencies, charged 23 more people with…
FBI Bookstore Spying in Chicago Eyes Abortion Rights, Cop City, Anti-Development Activists
Nearly 30 pages of FBI documents obtained by Unicorn Riot reveal a pattern of monitoring of Pilsen Community Books, a worker-owned and collectively managed bookstore in the Pilsen neighborhood of…
Cop City Protestor Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Terán’s Independent Autopsy Finds His Hands Were Raised at Time of Death
By Alex Binder / Unicorn Riot Decatur, GA – The family of Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Esteban Paez Terán held a press conference Monday morning outside the Historic DeKalb Courthouse to release…
Police Raid Atlanta Forest After ‘Cop City’ Opponents Overrun Security Post
By Unicorn Riot Dekalb County, GA – At least 30 people were arrested on Sunday evening in the South River Forest during a ‘week of action’ music festival taking place…
‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Begins in Atlanta
By Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA – Atlanta-area forest defenders, community activists and their allies from around the country and the world are initiating a ‘week of action’ against a proposed…
Minneapolis Teachers Union, Cops Battle Over Student Recruitment
By Marjaan Sirdar / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN – A Minneapolis Public Schools teacher talked to Unicorn Riot about the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) newly created PEACE Recruitment Program and…
Atlanta Activists Say Prosecutors Plan to Indict Them on RICO Charges
By Ryan Fatica / Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA – Community organizations involved in the ongoing campaign to defend the South River Forest outside Atlanta, Georgia and ‘Stop Cop City’ say…