@ProjectSouth

We organize for racial & economic justice by convening spaces for Southern-based, grassroots movement building, leadership development, and strategic action.

 Atlanta, GA
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Joined May 2008
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Azadeh Shahshahani@ashahshahani3h
More here: theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues

Death inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding

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Azadeh Shahshahani@ashahshahani3h
Instead of releasing migrants from this awful prison, ICE and the prison corporation retaliated against them through solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, medical neglect, and further abusive treatment. Hunger strikers are now allegedly being threatened with force-feeding.
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Azadeh Shahshahani@ashahshahani3h
This is the same ICE prison where migrants launched a mass hunger strike to protest prolonged detention and abysmal conditions including moldy food and threats and intimidation by the guards.
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Azadeh Shahshahani@ashahshahani3h
We call for an immediate independent investigation into this tragic death and for accountability. Folkston must be shut down immediately.
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Azadeh Shahshahani@ashahshahani3h
Another tragedy at an ICE prison in Georgia. 48-year-old Luis Sandoval has died while detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center. This was a preventable tragedy. We hold ICE and the private prison corporation fully responsible for any harm that migrants suffer at Folkston.
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Common Dreams@commondreamsOct 25
"We call for an immediate independent investigation into this tragic death and for accountability. Folkston must be shut down immediately," said @ashahshahani of @ProjectSouth. commondreams.org/news/60th-d…

'Dismantle ICE' Says Jayapal After 60th Death in Agency Custody During Trump 2.0 | Common Dreams

"When our country detains people, we have the responsibility of ensuring both their physical and mental health—not driving them, though incredible cruelty, to commit suicide," Jayapal said.

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Honored to visit the University of Texas School of Law in October as the G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence! law.utexas.edu/publicinteres… Here's the info re my public lecture on October 13th. If you're in the area, please join us (Registration QR code on the flyer).
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According to Azadeh Shahshahani, the legal and advocacy director at Project South in 2023, isolation for long periods “is cause for significant concern.” “Two migrants died at Stewart by suicide after being held in solitary for prolonged periods.”
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In These Times@inthesetimesmagSep 21
Trump’s NSPM-7 builds on 25 years of surveillance, expanded terrorism laws and “preventative policing.” Tina Al-khersan and Azadeh Shahshahani examine how the War on Terror laid the groundwork for today’s crackdown on dissent. inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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Twenty-five years after 9/11, the repressive tools built for the "War on Terror" are being used against Cop City opponents, pro-Palestine organizers, anti-ICE activists. Our latest article for @inthesetimesmag with my colleague Tina Al-khersan inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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In These Times@inthesetimesmagSep 14
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the tools built for the War on Terror are being used against Cop City opponents, pro-Palestine organizers and anti-ICE activists. Tina Al-khersan and @ashahshahani trace the history. inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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In These Times@inthesetimesmagSep 12
Trump’s NSPM-7 draws on post-9/11 “preventative policing” and the Patriot Act. Tina Al-Khersan and @ashahshahani connect today’s crackdown on dissent to the War on Terror that communities have endured for decades. inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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In These Times@inthesetimesmagSep 11
Trump’s domestic terrorism directive, NSPM-7, links “anti-capitalism” and “anti-Christianity” to political violence. Tina Al-khersan and @ashahshahani examine its roots in 25 years of post-9/11 policing. #september11 inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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Project South@ProjectSouthSep 11
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 @ashahshahani & Staff Attorney Tina Al-khersan. Thank you to @inthesetimesmag! inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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In These Times@inthesetimesmagSep 10
Trump’s domestic terrorism directive, NSPM-7, links “anti-capitalism” and “anti-Christianity” to political violence. Tina Al-khersan and @ashahshahani examine its roots in 25 years of post-9/11 policing. inthesetimes.com/article/war…

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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In These Times@inthesetimesmagSep 10
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the repression it was used to justify has only deepened. In 2016, @ashahshahani and Stephanie Guilloud documented how the government criminalized Muslims, immigrants and political dissenters. inthesetimes.com/article/how…

How the U.S. Government Has Used 9/11 to Criminalize People of Color

In the 15 years since the attacks, heightened surveillance and security have cracked down on Muslims and immigrants.

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Azadeh Shahshahani@ashahshahaniSep 4
Check out our article for @DaedalusJournal, journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: "Colonialism Turned Inward: Importing U.S. Militarism into Local Police Departments" With my colleague Sofía Verónica Montez amacad.org/daedalus/colonial…
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Tiffany Griffith@NewsFromTiffanyAug 24
On today's #CloserLookWABE with @WABERoseScott: #Georgia is among the states with the most #ICE detainees, that are also reportedly living in "cruel and inhumane" conditions. Now, the @ACLUofGA, @AAAJ_Atlanta & Project South are suing for more information.
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On today's #CloserLookWABE with @WABERoseScott: #Georgia is among the states with the most #ICE detainees, that are also reportedly living in "cruel and inhumane" conditions. Now, the @ACLUofGA, @AAAJ_Atlanta & Project South are suing for more information.
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Join us for this webinar on 25 Years of Fighting the “War on Terror.” We examine how the “War on Terror” expanded U.S. militarism, surveillance, policing; and lessons learned to protect our communities. Register: bit.ly/NOWOT25 With @kpYES @fatemaaaahmad @minlayla77
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