Court & Prison

Three Just Stop Oil supporters who have been imprisoned without trial since November were granted bail at Southwark Crown Court today. They were among 18 in court charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance in connection with the M25 gantry actions in November.  [1] Ian Bates, Roger Hallam and Karen Matthews were granted bail […]

Six Just Stop Oil Supporters have been found guilty of obstructing Knightsbridge outside the Harrods department store. The Just Stop Oil supporters were demanding that the government halt licensing and consents for the development of any new fossil-fuel projects in the UK. [1] The six supporters appeared before Judge Sternberg at Westminster Magistrates Court yesterday.

Please consider contributing to the court costs of those that took action against Esso and our climate-crisis-fuelling government. Donate here. Seven Just Stop Oil supporters have been found guilty and two have been acquitted in relation to peacefully blocking the distribution of oil from the Esso Fuel Terminal in Birmingham in April 2022. The Just

Six Just Stop Oil supporters have been found guilty in relation to disrupting the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Just Stop Oil supporters were demanding that the government halt licensing and consents for the development of any new fossil-fuel projects in the UK. [1]  Louis McKechnie, David Baldwin, Emily Brocklebank, Alasdair Gibson, Bethany Mogie,

Five Just Stop Oil supporters have been found guilty in relation to disrupting a major art institution, to demand that the government halt any new fossil fuel projects in the UK, and to call on art institutions to join in peaceful civil resistance against a genocidal government. [1] Lucy Porter, Tristan Strange, Jessica Agar, Caspar

Five Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted of wilful obstruction of the highway yesterday, after taking part in a ‘one minute march’ to demand that the government call a halt to all new fossil fuel licences and consents. [1] Stephanie Aylett, James Skeet, Orla Coghlan, Lizia Woolf and Tez Burns appeared before District Judge Williams

Two Just Stop Oil supporters were found guilty yesterday, Jan 31st, of Criminal Damage, in relation to covering a waxwork of King Charles in chocolate cake, at Madame Tussauds in London on the 24th October 2022. [1] Eilidh McFadden, 20, a student from Glasgow and Tom Johnson, 29, a painter/decorator from Sunderland, appeared at Westminster

Four Just Stop Oil supporters have been declared ‘not-guilty’ at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court, in relation to blocking the distribution of oil from Esso Birmingham, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, on the 3rd April 2022. [1] Ruth Lanser, Hannah Torrance-Bright, Abigail Percy Ratcliffe and Jake Handling appeared before Judge Wilkinson, answering the charge of Aggravated Trespass.

Just Stop Oil supporter and political prisoner, Roger Hallam, was denied bail at Southwark Crown Court yesterday and will remain in HMP Wandsworth Prison, without trial. Just Stop Oil supporter, Paul Bleach, was granted bail, while Alfie Beswick was sentenced in relation to disruption of the M25 gantries in November 2022. [1] [2] Roger is