Court & Prison

On March 21st at Falkirk Sheriff’s Court, a supporter of This is Rigged and Just Stop Oil was sentenced to prison, while three others were given non-custodial sentences. This is the first prison sentence imposed in a Scottish Court, for nonviolent direct action taken in response to the unfolding climate crisis. [1][2] Lewis Conroy, Sam […]

Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were found guilty of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance at Heathrow by a jury at Isleworth Crown Court today, while 1 other supporter was acquitted. [1]   The Heathrow 10 were arrested on 24 July 2024, on the first day of the Oil Kills International Uprising to end fossil fuels.

Tim Hughes, Daniel Juniper, Karen Matthews, James Skeet, Alexander Wilcox and Christopher White were acquitted of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance in relation to the 2022 actions that blocked the M25 to demand an end to new oil and gas.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the sentences handed down to the majority of the Just Stop Oil 16. The sentences of 10 of the 16 were upheld, while Gaie Delap and the Whole Truth Five had their sentences reduced by between 2 months and one year. Just Stop Oil has issued the following statement:

Four Just Stop Oil supporters have today been found guilty of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance, with a fifth person being acquitted by a jury at Manchester Crown Court. [1] Daniel Knorr (23), Margaret Reid (54), Indigo Rumbelow (30) and Ella Ward (22) received a majority guilty verdict.  They were arrested in the early

Three Just Stop Oil supporters who participated in a slow march at Vauxhall in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas were today found guilty of breaching police conditions imposed on their march. [1] On 15th June 2023, William Ward, Christopher Grove and David Kearns participated in a slow march at Vauxhall

A Just Stop Oil supporter who sprayed King’s College, Cambridge with orange paint in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas was found guilty at Peterborough Magistrates Court today. [1] On 12th October 2023, Chiara Sarti, a PhD student at King’s College, Cambridge, used a fire extinguisher to spray orange paint over

Over a thousand people have taken part in a peaceful demonstration blocking the road outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Inside, the appeal against the draconian sentences given to 16 Just Stop Oil supporters last year is continuing. The mass appeal concerns 16 supporters with combined sentences of 41 years handed down between July and

Three Just Stop Oil supporters who sprayed red paint over the Treasury in 2022 have been found guilty by a jury today. They took action declaring that the UK government had blood on its hands as a result of its plans to encourage new oil and gas projects in the UK and its failure to

16 Just Stop Oil supporters are appealing their draconian sentences at the Court of Appeal today and tomorrow.  The mass appeal concerns 16 political prisoners with combined sentences of 41 years handed down between July and September 2024.[1] All 16 Just Stop Oil supporters were jailed in the months following the publication of a report