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Two Just Stop Oi supporters, Margaret Reid and Eddie Whittingham, are appearing today before the Sheffield Magistrate’s court. The trial follows their disruption of the World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last April. They interrupted the championship to call on the government to stop all new UK fossil fuel projects and to encourage UK […]
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Three Just Stop Oil supporters are on trial in a landmark case. They are the first to be prosecuted under Section 7 of the controversial new Public Order Act. The three took part in a twenty minute march, demanding the UK government commit to ending all licences and consents for new oil, gas and coal
A fellow member of A22, a global coalition of allied groups fighting climate collapse, Återställ Våtmarker or ‘Restore Wetlands’ has declared victory. Their two-year campaign of nonviolent civil resistance has led every party in the Swedish Parliament to stand behind their demand of restoring the country’s wetlands. [1] [2]. In a press release they stated
Three Just Stop Oil supporters are being sentenced today, after being convicted of public nuisance. The three took action during the 40 degree heatwave in 2022, demanding the UK government halt all new fossil fuel licensing and consents. [1] Cressie Gethin, a 22-year-old music student from Hereford, along with co-defendants Emma Mani and Alexander Wilcox
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Just Stop Oil supporters have targeted the offices of Conservative MP Mark Jenkinson in Maryport, Cumbria. Beginning at 7:35am today, four individuals plastered his officers with posters that read: [1] “Mark Jenkinson is telling giant porkies about coal & jobs. He just wants to please his Tory billionaire chums. The rich will get richer, the
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been forcibly ejected from Earth-Fest whilst collecting donations for Just Stop Oil. The supporters were asking attendees to financially support effective direct action whilst donations to Just Stop Oil are doubled for the next three days. Earth Fest has been criticised for being a ‘green-washing’ event with sponsors including
Five Just Stop Oil supporters are on trial today for disrupting a West-End performance of Les Mis. The five took action on 4th October 2023 and were demanding that the UK government immediately halts all licensing and consents for new fossil fuel exploration and extraction. [1] Hanan Ameur, Poppy Bliss, Noah Crane, Lydia Gribbin, Hannah
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Just Stop Oil supporter, Callum Goode, has been released from HMP Wandsworth following their acquittal in the first ever trial for the offence of ‘Locking On,’ as defined in the new Public Order Act (Section 1). Callum has been imprisoned since the 6th March, without trial, after taking action to highlight the injustice of weaponizing
This week, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) will review the case of Dr. Sarah Benn, a 57-year-old former GP from Birmingham, to decide if she can maintain her licence to practise medicine. Dr. Benn, a Just Stop Oil supporter, faces this tribunal for her involvement in peaceful demonstrations demanding the government to bring an
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Just Stop Oil statement on Serious Disruption Prevention Orders A new legal instrument ‘Serious Disruption Prevention Orders’ (SDPOs) came into force today, 4th April 2024. Netpol calls them “essentially anti-protest banning orders that can prevent an individual from associating with particular people (including contacting them online), going to certain areas, attending protests, or encouraging others
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