Court & Prison

Three Just Stop Oil supporters were given suspended sentences of eight or nine weeks at Guildford Crown Court today for disabling petrol pumps at the UK’s largest petrol station in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Tez Burns and Peter Lay were found guilty of criminal damage and Charles Laurie was

Six Just Stop Oil supporters who were denied all legal defences by the Judge, were found guilty of public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Cosmo Cattell, Adelheid Russenberger, Jane Touil, Andrew Dames, Clara O’Callaghan and Michael

Two young people who spray-painted two private jets at Stansted Airport in June 2024 were found guilty of criminal damage at Chelmsford Crown Court today. They took action with Just Stop Oil to demand the UK government negotiate a treaty to phase out oil and gas by 2030. [1] Jennifer Kowalski, 29, from Dumbarton, and

Three Just Stop Oil supporters were found not guilty of public nuisance at Guildford Crown Court today, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Sam Holland, Rachel Payne and Isabel Rock took action on the M25 on 9th November 2022. They were among scores

Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were found not guilty of public nuisance at Guildford Crown Court today, after peacefully disrupting the UK’s largest petrol station, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Michael Davies, Charles Laurie, Phoebe Frewer, Sophie Sharples, Tez Burns, Peter Lay, Gareth Harper and Emma Ireland took action at Cobham

Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court today, following a three-day jury trial presided over by Judge Griffith. [1] On 1 July 2023, Arthur Clifton, 22, and Guido Wieser, 19, sprayed black and pink paint over the Coca-Cola float during the Pride march in

Four Just Stop Oil supporters were given conditional discharges today after pleading guilty to “interfering with the use of key national infrastructure” by slow marching in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing.[1]  Ben Larsen, Tabitha King, Cathy Archer and Poppy Jabelman had joined a slow march at Hendon Way on

A Just Stop Oil supporter faces retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in relation to her participation in the M25 gantry climbing actions in November 2022 demanding an end to new oil and gas licencing. [1] A 12-member jury at Southwark Crown Court was unable to reach a verdict in the