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Four Just Stop Oil supporters found Not Guilty, as Judge declares they had lawful excuse to disrupt roads

Four Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted of wilful obstruction of the highway on Monday afternoon, as the Judge declared they had a lawful excuse for their actions. [1] Miranda Forward, Dave Boden, Chris Hardy and Annotony Cottam appeared before District Judge Lloyd, at Stratford Magistrates court on Monday. The four Just Stop Oil supporters

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Seven Just Stop Oil supporters found ‘not guilty’

Seven Just Stop Oil supporters have been found ‘not guilty’ for willful obstruction of the highway. The supporters are demanding that the UK government immediately halt all future licences and consents for fossil fuel exploration in the UK. [1] Appearing before District Judge Bone at Stratford magistrates court yesterday, a group of seven Just Stop

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Young Just Stop Oil supporters granted bail 3 weeks after vowing to continue in civil resistance

Two Just Stop Oil supporters who were remanded after refusing to cooperate with the criminal justice system and vowing to continue in civil resistance following their arrest for slow marching were bailed today. Appearing by video link from Bronzefield prison, Phoebe Plummer and  Ruby Hammill, were granted bail by Judge Hales at Southwark Crown Court

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Judge finds Just Stop Oil Ritz roadblock was lawful in face of climate crisis

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

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Two more defiant young people imprisoned without trial for demanding a future

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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How many people will die before you stop sending people like me to prison?

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

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“We won’t let them get away with mass murder for the sake of greed”

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

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Over 300 arrests since October 30th: Civil resistance continues in the face of a criminally insane government

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,

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