Four supporters of the Just Stop Oil coalition sprayed red paint over the Treasury this morning declaring the government has blood on its hands as a result of its plans to encourage new oil and gas projects in the UK. The action, which is likely to result in arrests for criminal damage, was prompted by […]
Yesterday (Tuesday 7 June) the Home Secretary said that “this country will not be held to ransom by so-called activists unconcerned about putting the lives of others in danger”, as she announced that “dangerous tunnelling by protesters will be banned under a new law”. This is classic misdirection by Priti Patel, focussing on people engaged
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A coalition of groups opposed to new oil and gas gathered this morning outside Edinburgh Sherrif Court to show support for 2 women held in custody since Thursday. On the evening of June 2nd six Just Stop Oil [1] supporters were arrested after throwing red paint over the Queen Elizabeth Building in Edinburgh. Four of
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Press Release Thursday 2nd June For immediate release Today at just after 4.30pm, nine young supporters of the Just Stop Oil coalition [1] threw red paint over the Queen Elizabeth Building in Edinburgh, demanding the Government protects the ‘liveable planet’ and halts all new oil and gas licences and consents. All nine are expected to
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Prison is not where anyone wants to be on a beautiful Spring day but increasing numbers of Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain supporters are being imprisoned for trying to preserve a liveable planet for us all. Michelle Charlesworth, 56, has been in prison since May 4th. In a moving letter from prison this week
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In a further show of resistance, Michelle ‘Mitch’ Cadet-Rose, 56, from Chesterfield declined to appear in court at Birmingham today, where she was summoned for breaking the Kingsbury injunction. A warrant has been issued for her arrest. She said: “Knowing what the science really says, I feel I have no choice but to put myself into
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A further six Just Stop Oil supporters are due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court at 10:30am today charged with contempt of court for breaking the Kingsbury injunction more than once by standing peacefully outside the Kingsbury Oil Terminal demanding an end to new North Sea oil and gas.[1] Michelle Cadet-Rose, 56, from Chesterfield, Eilidh
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“I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. No-one wants to go to prison, but increasing numbers of supporters of campaigns like Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain, who are choosing to resist the destruction of humanity and are prepared
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Four Just Stop Oil supporters were due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court at 10:30am today charged with contempt of court for breaking the Kingsbury protest injunction, but one refused to leave her cell at HMP Foston Hall, while the other three delayed proceedings by refusing to leave the prison van.[1] Proceedings against Beth Garrett,
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Birmingham Crown Court cases were delayed this morning as the bus that was to transport four Just Stop Oil supporters from the women’s prison, HMP Foston Hall to their hearing was unavailable. Their cases will be heard tomorrow (18th May). After a delay, the proceedings against Rajan Naidu, 71, from Birmingham, Joe Howlett, 32, from
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