Just Stop Oil | Court & Prison
Four Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted of obstruction of the highway on Monday after a Judge declared they had a lawful excuse for their actions. The four supporters had taken part in a roadblock at Piccadilly on 26th October 2022 to demand that the government halt all licensing and consents for the development of […]
Judge finds Just Stop Oil Ritz roadblock was lawful in face of climate crisis Read More »
Sunday, 12th November It’s Remembrance Sunday in North London, a windswept afternoon with prickling bouts of rain. A group of 40 Just Stop Oil supporters are gathering on the pavement. The pedestrian lights turn green and they step into the middle of the road, donning the orange high-vis tabards which had been stuffed into backpacks
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In the last two days, two more brave young people have been remanded to prison after marching on the streets of London to demand a future. On Thursday, at Willesden Magistrates Court, Ruby Hammill, 19, from South London, was remanded to HMP Bronzefield after vowing to continue in civil resistance. Ruby was arrested and detained
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This afternoon, at Highbury Magistrates court, another Just Stop Oil supporter has been remanded to prison for up to 6 months, for slow marching in London. Phoebe Plummer, 22, appeared before Judge McDonnell and was remanded to prison for marching on the streets of London at Earls court. Phoebe was charged with a Public Order
How many people will die before you stop sending people like me to prison? Read More »
This morning, at Highbury Magistrates court, a Just Stop Oil supporter was remanded to prison after slow marching in London. Chiara Sarti, 24, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, appeared before Judge McDonnell and was remanded to prison for marching on the streets of London at Earls court. She marched and was arrested
“We won’t let them get away with mass murder for the sake of greed” Read More »
As experts call out the “insanity” of oil producing nation’s plans to blow the remaining carbon budget twice over, Just Stop Oil supporters have continued their campaign of peacefully marching in the streets of London to demand an end to new oil and gas. This week 186 arrests were made at three marches on Monday,
So what’s happening in the courts? The wheels of justice grind on relentlessly as hired thugs in big oil suits pursue those pesky Supporters of Life on Earth through the courts. Justice is blind to the unfolding disaster being planned by politicians and executives. Magistrates The endless roll call of magistrates cases has continued over
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This morning, at Westminster Magistrates Court, a Just Stop Oil supporter was remanded to prison after slow marching in London, marking the first time that a basic act of protest has become imprisonable. Sam Griffiths, 48, a father and designer from Walthamstow, appeared before Judge Goldspring and was remanded to prison for a minimum of
Today 12 Just Stop Oil supporters were sentenced for contempt of court for breaking an M25 injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice at the end of a 5 day civil hearing. Theresa Norton and Mair Bain received suspended sentences as they admitted prior knowledge of the National Highways Injunction, the other ten were found
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The morning of Day 2 at the M25 injunction breach hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice, saw more complex, technical legal discussion around who knew what and when. Three Just Stop Oil supporters are admitting breaching the injunction; Daniel Johnson, Paul Bell and Mair Bain. When the court returned after lunch, three of the
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