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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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Three years after bursting on the scene in a blaze of orange, at the end of April we will be hanging up the hi vis. Just Stop Oil’s initial demand to end new oil and gas is now government policy, making us one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history. We’ve kept
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On March 21st at Falkirk Sheriff’s Court, a supporter of This is Rigged and Just Stop Oil was sentenced to prison, while three others were given non-custodial sentences. This is the first prison sentence imposed in a Scottish Court, for nonviolent direct action taken in response to the unfolding climate crisis. [1][2] Lewis Conroy, Sam
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Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were found guilty of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance at Heathrow by a jury at Isleworth Crown Court today, while 1 other supporter was acquitted. [1] The Heathrow 10 were arrested on 24 July 2024, on the first day of the Oil Kills International Uprising to end fossil fuels.
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Tim Hughes, Daniel Juniper, Karen Matthews, James Skeet, Alexander Wilcox and Christopher White were acquitted of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance in relation to the 2022 actions that blocked the M25 to demand an end to new oil and gas.
The case of public nuisance brought against three Just Stop Oil supporters who disrupted the British Open golf tournament in 2023 has been thrown out by Judge Woodhall at Liverpool Crown Court.
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have poured orange liquid latex over an Optimus robot at the Westfield Tesla store in London today. They are demanding the UK government phase out fossil fuel burning by 2030. [1] At around 10:15am, the pair climbed onto a podium display and poured the liquid latex over the life sized humanoid
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The Court of Appeal has upheld the sentences handed down to the majority of the Just Stop Oil 16. The sentences of 10 of the 16 were upheld, while Gaie Delap and the Whole Truth Five had their sentences reduced by between 2 months and one year. Just Stop Oil has issued the following statement:
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Four Just Stop Oil supporters have today been found guilty of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance, with a fifth person being acquitted by a jury at Manchester Crown Court. [1] Daniel Knorr (23), Margaret Reid (54), Indigo Rumbelow (30) and Ella Ward (22) received a majority guilty verdict. They were arrested in the early
Kumi Naidoo, the President of the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative, has written to Just Stop Oil supporter Louise Lancaster in prison. She is currently serving a four year sentence for her role in the M25 Gantry Actions in November 2022. Kumi Naidoo is a globally recognized environmental and human rights leader, who has
