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Members of the public disrupted First Minister’s Questions for the second time in a row on Thursday 19th January. The three, who acted under the banner of the Climate Justice Movement in Scotland [1] called on the First Minister to oppose the Westminster government’s deadly round of oil and gas licensing and end the enforced […]

Supporters of Just Stop Oil staged a ‘go slow’ march in Sheffield today, bringing traffic to a crawling pace across the city centre. It follows the widely publicised adoption of the new tactic in marches across London in December. [2] They are demanding that the government stops all new UK fossil fuel projects. [1] The

Just Stop Oil is appalled by the government’s decision to allow bidding on new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea. Their announcement of this act of harm will be used in evidence in the climate trials of the future. Our children will hold to account those responsible for trashing their future and committing

Three Just Stop Oil supporters were convicted at City of London Magistrates Court yesterday, for peacefully demanding an end to fossil fuel projects in the UK. The court determined that they were guilty of wilful obstruction of the highway  by blocking traffic at London’s iconic ‘Abbey Road’ zebra-crossing on October 23rd. [1][2] Shaun Davies, 32,

Thank you to all those who signed the XR Writers Rebel statement condemning the jailing of Just Stop Oil supporters – 13 remain in prison. As we face the reality of 2023, that the government is harming us now, and plans greater harm for the future, they ask you not to feel sorry for them,

During 2022, the UK government sent 138 Just Stop Oil supporters to prison. At the end of the year, twelve are still inside. 138 ordinary, everyday people jailed for nonviolently resisting the government’s death project by demanding an end to new oil and gas. Let us be clear. By continuing with new oil and gas

To all the academics who signed the ‘Solidarity statement with Jan Goodey, academic, activist and political prisoner’, We thank you for the letter of solidarity. Supporting those in resistance is imperative at this time. But it is not enough. Our response comes from a place of love for the academic community and a love for

Just Stop Oil supporters have stopped traffic on key routes in Central London today to demand that the government halts all new fossil fuel licences and consents and reverses last week’s disastrous decision on a new coal mine. [1] At 8:00am, 17 Just Stop Oil supporters wearing hi-vis vests walked onto Green Lanes, Finsbury Park