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Gatwick Airport 8 acquitted after Judge rules insufficient evidence of serious disruption

Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted by District Judge Amanda Kelly at Horsham Magistrates Court today in the last trial related to the 2024 airports campaign. The group had taken action at Gatwick Airport to demand a fossil fuel treaty to end oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1]   The eight supporters were arrested […]

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Just Stop Oil t-shirts now made with organic hemp after pressure from tabloid media

Direct action group Just Stop Oil have immediately ended all sales of new cotton campaign t-shirts and have partnered with The Hemp Trading Company (THTC) to produce organic hemp t-shirts instead. THTC has been producing sustainable grown organic hemp clothing since 1999, and is currently ranked the UK’s joint most ethical clothing company by Ethical

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Just Stop Oil supporter sentenced to 120 hours unpaid work for spraying UCL orange

A Just Stop Oil supporter was given a community order today after being found guilty of spraying a university building to demand an end to new oil and gas licences. [1] Arthur Clifton, 23, was found guilty of causing criminal damage over £5,000 at Southwark Crown Court in April, following a 4 day jury trial

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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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