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Heathrow paint spraying trial ends with a hung jury

Two Just Stop Oil Supporters who sprayed Heathrow departure boards with orange paint during the Oil Kills, international uprising to end fossil fuels last July have won a temporary reprieve as their jury failed to reach a majority decision.  [1] Phoebe Plummer and Jane Touil were appearing before Her Honour Judge Duncan at Isleworth Crown

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Supporters who flyposted Conservative MP’s office acquitted of criminal damage

Three Just Stop Oil supporters who flyposted the offices of a former Conservative MP to draw attention to his lies about a proposed Cumbrian coal mine have been acquitted of criminal damage by a magistrate in Carlisle today.  The trio took action in April 2024 to demand an end to new licences and consents for

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Gaie Delap’s Birthday: Statement from her family and friends

A vigil to mark Gaie’s 78th birthday will be held outside Eastwood Park Prison on the evening (5:30 – 7:00pm) Friday 10th January. It will be a peaceful and dignified silent Quaker-led occasion accompanied by family and friends. It is now three weeks since Gaie was arrested and returned to prison following systemic failings in

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Supporter who climbed M25 gantry after unprecedented 40C heatwave given suspended sentence

A Just Stop Oil supporter who climbed an M25 gantry after an unprecedented 40C heatwave in the UK was found guilty by a jury in Chichester today. Abigail Percy Ratcliff took action in July 2022 to demand an end to new licences and consents for oil and gas projects in the UK, something which has

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Doctor receives a one year sentence for taking action to protect lives

A family doctor has been sentenced to one year in prison for taking action with Just Stop Oil. Dr Patrick Hart took action in August 2022 to demand an end to new licences and consents for oil and gas projects in the UK, something which has subsequently become government policy. [1] Dr Patrick Hart appeared

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Three Just Stop Oil supporters appear in court for Stonehenge action

Three Just Stop Oil supporters are appearing in court today after taking action at Stonehenge to demand that the UK government commit to working with other governments to agree an equitable plan to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] Niamh Lynch, 22, a student from Oxford and Rajan

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Two Just Stop Oil supporters taking on Big Oil must wait for judgement day 

The hearing to finalise Shell’s anti-protest injunctions against 13 Just Stop Oil supporters and persons unknown has concluded. Judgement will be given at a later date, but lawyers acting for Shell have said that the company will not be seeking costs for anyone named on the injunction owing to the substantive submissions made in court.

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Just Stop Oil vs Shell – two supporters are taking on the might of Big Oil

Today, at the High Court, two Just Stop Oil supporters are directly challenging Shell ‘s anti-protest injunctions, while 13 are refusing to sign undertakings not to take action at oil terminals, petrol stations and Shell’s HQ in future.[1] The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice is before Mr Justice Dexter Dias. It relates to

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