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Religious groups rail against NYPD surveillance in Harlem

More than two dozen religious groups called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday to root out police practices that infringe on religious liberties like the covert surveillance of Muslims in the region.

Police training and practices must “support the constitutionally protected right to worship without scrutiny for every religious community,” group leaders said in a letter that was sent to the mayor’s office today. Continue reading

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