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Heathrow Airport 9: Five supporters given jail terms of up to 15 months for an action that never happened

Five Just Stop Oil supporters were today given jail terms of up to 15 months, while the remaining four were given suspended sentences for an action at Heathrow Airport that never happened. The group planned action to demand a fossil fuel treaty to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. […]

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Two more Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison after conviction for M25 protests

Two Just Stop Oil supporters who climbed gantries over the M25 in 2022 were handed suspended sentences at Southwark Crown Court today. They took action to demand an end to all new oil and gas projects, a demand which has now become government policy. [1] Amy Rose Friel-O’Donnell, 22, and another supporter were sentenced to

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Just Stop Oil response to Tony Blair

The former Prime Minister, Tony Blair yesterday called for the government to change course on climate suggesting that “any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail”. He suggests that the UK government should focus less on renewables and more on technological

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Just Stop Oil: “Resistance works and we’re just getting started”

Hundreds of Just Stop Oil supporters are marching through the streets of London tomorrow in a defiant celebration of the effectiveness of civil resistance. The march is also to honour all those who have taken action with Just Stop Oil since 2022 including those who have been incarcerated as political prisoners. [1] The march is

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Arthur Clifton found guilty for spraying University College London

A Just Stop Oil supporter has been found guilty of causing criminal damage over £5,000 at Southwark Crown Court today, following a 4 day jury trial presided over by Judge Hales. [1] Arthur Clifton, 23, faced charges relating to spraying orange paint onto the portico of the Wilkins Building at University College London (UCL) in

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Four Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for Treasury paint action

Four Just Stop Oil supporters who sprayed water-based red paint over the Treasury in 2022 have been given  suspended sentences by a judge at Southwark Crown Court today.  They took action in 2022 declaring that the UK government had blood on its hands as a result of its plans to encourage new oil and gas

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