📢 Project South and other advocate groups sent a letter to ICE Friday condemning retaliation against hunger strikers at the Folkston ICE Processing Center in GA. We continue to hear troubling reports of retaliation against detained individuals speaking out. 🔗 Read our letter here: bit.ly/3TZqerw

The term “movement journalism” was born at Project South @projectsouth.bsky.social in 2017. Their senior narrative strategist, Desiree Evans (she/her), reminds us that our journalism is inextricably linked to systems of power and oppression; we must challenge them so we don’t reproduce them.

“We have to resort to suing them just to get information that they very much have that they don’t want to give us," says Project South's Senior Staff Attorney Priyanka Bhatt in the article from WABE on the use of physical force in immigrant detention. www.wabe.org/leaked-repor...

Leaked reports show surge in use of force in Georgia immigration detention centers

An analysis of daily Immigration and Customs Enforcement emails called the “Daily Detainee Assault Report” found use of physical force against immigrants in Georgia immigration detention centers incre...

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Read about how the U.S government continues to expand its tools of repression to further crush dissent in the latest article from Project South’s Legal and Advocacy Director Azadeh Shahshahani & Staff Attorney Tina Al-khersan. Thank you to @inthesetimes.com! inthesetimes.com/article/war-...

Trump’s domestic terrorism directive, NSPM-7, links “anti-capitalism” and “anti-Christianity” to political violence. Tina Al-khersan and Azadeh Shahshahani examine its roots in 25 years of post-9/11 policing.

How The War on Terror Continues To Terrorize Communities 25 Years Later

Twenty five years after the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, the U.S government continues to expand its tools of repression to further crush dissent.

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📢 TOMORROW! Join us for Project South's next Local to Global Webinar: 25 Years of Fighting the "War on Terror"! 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/NOWOT25

Project South’s Legal & Advocacy Director Azadeh N. Shahshahani and our Staff Attorney Sofía Verónica Montez have published a new article in Dædalus: “Colonialism Turned Inward: Importing U.S. Militarism into Local Police Departments" Read here: www.amacad.org/daedalus/col...

📢 SAVE THE DATE: BROWNSVILLE HOMECOMING & PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY! Mark your calendars to join Project South for our annual Brownsville Homecoming and People’s Movement Assembly (PMA)! | Oct. 10th from 1- 6 PM at the Mutual Aid Liberation Center @ 9 Gammon

Project South, the ACLU of Georgia, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta have sued federal immigration officials for records on conditions inside Atlanta ICE holding facilities and reported expansion plans. Read the story & listen to more here: bit.ly/4xYaAuJ

Human and civil rights groups fight alleged ICE stonewalling with federal lawsuit

Just last week, Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams, along with several members of Congress, visited the immigration detention facility in Lumpkin, Georgia. Williams described what she saw as “cruel” and “in...

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Thank you @wagingnonviolence.org for offering us a space to talk about the ATL Get Ready team and the Sanctuary Zone campaign!

Waging Nonviolence@wagingnonviolence.org · 2mo ago

By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety.

Join Project South’s next Local to Global webinar, 25 Years of Fighting the “War on Terror,” Friday, Sept. 11, 1–2pm ET, examining how the “War on Terror” expanded U.S. militarism, surveillance, policing, DHS, and ICE. What are the lessons learned to protect our communities from criminalization?

“We hope that this FOIA lawsuit will be the first step toward transparency and eventual accountability,” said Priyanka Bhatt, an attorney with Project South, an Atlanta-based immigrant rights advocacy group. www.ajc.com/news/2026/08...

ICE detention in Georgia grew 90% under Trump. Advocates suing for records.

Georgia has the fourth-largest number of immigrant detainees in the nation.

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Project South's Senior Staff Attorney Priyanka Bhatt: "We are devastated and outraged to learn of Priciliano Trejo’s death. He deserved to be with his loved ones while fighting leukemia. He deserved to receive appropriate, specialized medical care..." english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-...

The agonizing death of Prisciliano Trejo: ICE released him to his family while he was in a coma

The Mexican migrant requested medical attention at a detention center in Georgia, but was not transferred to the hospital where he later died until several days afterward

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Join Project South on 8/29/26 for our first Fall BAM training! This refresher is for people who have already completed First Aid or CPR/AED certification & want to brush up on their skills (this is not a certification or recertification course) Register: bit.ly/bam-june

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Project South, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, & the ACLU of GA have filed a FOIA lawsuit against ICE. We’re seeking records about ICE's plans to expand immigration detention in Georgia & its use of the Atlanta ICE Field Office to detain immigrants. 🔗 Download here: bit.ly/ICEFOIA26

"Why Repression in the US South and Global South are Interconnected: An Interview with Azadeh Shahshahani" Thank you to The Nonprofit Quarterly / @npquarterly.bsky.social for this interview with Project South's Legal and Advocacy Director Azadeh Shahshahani! nonprofitquarterly.org/why-repressi...

Teachers, nurses, librarians, students, artists and veterans all have a role in opposing fascism. Azadeh Shahshahani and Stephanie Guilloud make the case for a movement that is broad, bold and unafraid to name what it is fighting.

The Antidote to Fear is Courage

Why we have to be louder and bolder about being against fascism.

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“There’s a lot of questions that need to be answered by ICE,” said Azadeh Shahshahani, legal and advocacy director for the nonprofit human rights organization Project South. “What we need is accountability.” Read full: www.wabe.org/venezuelan-m...

Venezuelan man dies in immigration custody in Georgia

Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva, a 45-year-old man from Venezuela, died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody while being transferred between two Georgia detention centers on Monday.

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Project South's Azadeh Shahshahani is quoted in this article on the latest death in ICE custody: “ICE’s callous disregard towards the humanity of Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva, not even allowing him to take along his essential medication, is abominable...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia

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Another tragic death in ICE custody in Georgia! On July 13, Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, died while being transferred from Irwin Detention Center. His family says ICE ignored repeated warnings about his serious medical needs & denied him access to medication. Read more: bit.ly/irwindeath

DONATE TODAY to Support Food Sovereignty, Not Food Deserts: bit.ly/FundPS26 Help grow the Umoja Garden! Every donation through Project South’s Summer of Solidarity Campaign helps us grow our gardening program and provide healthy organic food to our neighbors.

Our Legal & Advocacy Director Azadeh Shahshahani is quoted in this piece: “This web of influence of these organizations and people who basically have no regard for the human dignity and the lives of Palestinians, Iranians, and Lebanese, are dictating the foreign policy of the US.”

Dan Friedman@dfriedman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Pete Hegseth's wealth manager also works for a group that says it works to “influence executive actions” to “promote pro Israel policies.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Pete Hegseth's wealth manager also works for a group that says it works to “influence executive actions” to “promote pro Israel policies.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

He’s Hegseth’s wealth manager. He also pushes “pro Israel policies” like war with Iran.

How the man working to make the defense secretary rich helped lay the groundwork for Trump's disastrous attack.

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📣 SAVE THE DATE: Project South's 40th Anniversary Celebration & Membership Assembly 📅 December 4–5, 2026 We invite you to join Project South in Atlanta for a weekend of celebration, reflection, and collective visioning! More info to come!

Reckoning with 250 Years of Apartheid! At Project South we enter this 250th anniversary through the long history of resistance to U.S. empire. The task before us is a new Reconstruction—building grassroots power rooted in justice and collective liberation. Read our full statement: bit.ly/Reckon250

Thank you to Supriya Lopez Pillai of the Libra Foundation & Nwamaka Agbo of the Kataly Foundation for the shoutout in @commondreams.org re: our mutual aid work! www.commondreams.org/opinion/mutu...

Mutual Aid and the Governance We Are Already Practicing | Common Dreams

Mutual aid as a component of community organizing shows us that governance begins with people: those who know their needs best, build trust with one another, and create systems capable of meeting imme...

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This year marks 40 years of Project South. Help support our next 40 years of organizing and movement building by joining our Summer of Solidarity campaign with a monthly gift of $40, $80, $140, or $240. DONATE TODAY: bit.ly/FundPS26

PROJECT SOUTH’S SUMMER SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN! At Project South we're moving our fundraising from Paypal to GiveLively so more resources go toward organizing, leadership development, and people power across the South. Consider donating today: bit.ly/FundPS26

COMMUNITY RESPONDERS: GETTING READY + STAYING READY. Join Project South's first BAM Training Series session! Refresh your First Aid & CPR/AED skills, practice lifesaving techniques, and build confidence in a hands-on community learning space. 📅 June 27 | 11 AM–3 PM. Register at: bit.ly/bam-june