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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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Two Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after glueing to Turner masterpiece

Two Just Stop Oil supporters who glued onto the frame of a Turner masterpiece as part of a wave of actions targeting art galleries in 2022, were acquitted today. They took action demanding that the UK government halts all licensing and consents for new fossil fuel exploration and extraction – a demand that is now

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Five more Just Stop Oil supporters remanded to prison, as total incarcerated for climate action rises to 26

Five Just Stop Oil supporters have been remanded to prison, after appearing at Manchester Magistrates Court this morning. The five were arrested yesterday, in relation to ongoing nonviolent action being taken at airports around the world. In recent weeks, Just Stop Oil has been acting with groups internationally, to demand governments establish a Fossil Fuel

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