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Protest Organizers of ‘Reopen North Carolina’ Detained for Defying Stay-at-Home Order

Protest Organizers of ‘Reopen North Carolina’ Detained for Defying Stay-at-Home Order
Protesters from a grassroots organization called ReOpen NC protests the North Carolina CCP virus lockdown at a parking lot adjacent to the North Carolina State Legislature in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 14, 2020. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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Administrators of the ReOpen NC Facebook page that started on April 7 and grew into a grassroots protest, were arrested on April 28 for defying the state administration’s lockdown measures.

Ashley Smith, 33, of Morgantown, one of the three admins of the ReOpen NC Facebook group was arrested on Tuesday after she got on the sidewalk of Gov. Roy Cooper’s mansion.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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