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G-20 policing called overzealous [Tribune-Review]

A majority of the dozens of people who appeared before the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board on Tuesday evening complained that police were overzealous and violated the rights of protesters and innocent bystanders during the G-20 summit  More...

Pitt students to catch break in G-20 arrests [Tribune-Review]

Most of the University of Pittsburgh students arrested during G-20 protests will have the opportunity to clear their records, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Thursday.  More...

Bills keep coming for G-20 summit that placed Pittsburgh on world stage [Tribune-Review]

City officials continue to tally costs associated with the Sept. 24-25 meeting of world leaders in Pittsburgh as bills come in daily, said Public Safety Director Michael Huss.  More...

Pittsburgh police say many benefits gained after preparing for G-20 [Tribune-Review]

tribune-review slide showPittsburgh police say they will continue to benefit from the millions of dollars spent to prepare for the Group of 20 summit.  More...

About 1,000 protest against police brutality; 110 detained [Tribune-Review]

Police repeatedly ordered a crowd of about 1,000 people to leave Schenley Plaza in Oakland on Friday night before they arrested 110 of them, Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper said.  More...

One Greenpeace activist to return to court [Tribune-Review]

By Bobby Kerlik TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, September 24, 2009

One of the 14 Greenpeace activists arrested yesterday scaling bridges to unfurl banners plans to ask an Allegheny County judge today for a reduction in his bail after he was jailed on an outstanding warrant from Japan.

Jonathan Batchelor, 31, of Portland, Ore., was detained on $75,000 bail after prosecutors last night informed District Judge Carla Swearingen that he was wanted in Japan.  More...

G-20 protesters, Pittsburgh officials to discuss permits [Tribune-Review]

Representatives of local and national protest groups for the Group of 20 economic summit outlined upcoming meetings with city officials and a program on global health at a planning session Tuesday night at East Liberty Presbyterian Church.

Leaders of the peace and environmental movements and their attorneys are scheduled to meet with city officials this morning to discuss protest permits conditionally approved but subject to changes based on security perimeters announced by the Secret Service.  More...

Only two permits for G-20 protests predicted to fail [Tribune-Review]

As the clock ticked down Friday on an ultimatum leveled by dozens of protest groups demanding unconditional permits to demonstrate during the G-20 economic summit, Pittsburgh officials worked to avoid lawsuits from the organizations.  More...

Group of environmentalists opposes National Guard's presence during summit [Tribune-Review]

The Pennsylvania National Guard expects to patrol Downtown during the Group of 20 economic summit, but doesn't yet know exactly what role it will play in securing the meeting sites, an official said Friday.  More...

G-20 protest groups prepared to sue Pittsburgh [Tribune-Review]

More than 60 representatives of local and national groups gathering in Pittsburgh to decry the policies of the Group of 20 industrial nations reacted in concert for the first time Tuesday night to "conditional" protest permits issued by city officials.  More...

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