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16 Just Stop Oil supporters are appealing their draconian sentences at the Court of Appeal today and tomorrow. The mass appeal concerns 16 political prisoners with combined sentences of 41 years handed down between July and September 2024.[1] All 16 Just Stop Oil supporters were jailed in the months following the publication of a report […]
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have disrupted a performance of the Tempest, starring legendary actor Sigourney Weaver. They are demanding the UK government phase out fossil fuel burning by 2030. [1] At around 8pm, two Just Stop Oil supporters climbed onto the stage at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, stopping the performance. The pair could be
Just Stop Oil supporter Gaie Delap, a 78 year old grandmother, who has been recalled to prison as her wrists are too small to fit an electronic monitoring tag, has been told she must serve a further 20 days in prison for being “unlawfully at large”. Gaie Delap took action in 2022 in support of
“Unlawfully at large” : Gaie Delap’s sentence extended Read More »
Two Just Stop Oil Supporters who sprayed Heathrow departure boards with orange paint during the Oil Kills, international uprising to end fossil fuels last July have won a temporary reprieve as their jury failed to reach a majority decision. [1] Phoebe Plummer and Jane Touil were appearing before Her Honour Judge Duncan at Isleworth Crown
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Three Just Stop Oil supporters who flyposted the offices of a former Conservative MP to draw attention to his lies about a proposed Cumbrian coal mine have been acquitted of criminal damage by a magistrate in Carlisle today. The trio took action in April 2024 to demand an end to new licences and consents for
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters have painted Charles Darwin’s grave to demand that the UK government works with others to phase out the extraction and burning of fossil fuels by 2030. [1] At around 10:00 this morning, two Just Stop Oil supporters entered Westminster Abbey and proceeded to use spray chalk to write ‘1.5 Is
A vigil to mark Gaie’s 78th birthday will be held outside Eastwood Park Prison on the evening (5:30 – 7:00pm) Friday 10th January. It will be a peaceful and dignified silent Quaker-led occasion accompanied by family and friends. It is now three weeks since Gaie was arrested and returned to prison following systemic failings in
Gaie Delap’s Birthday: Statement from her family and friends Read More »
A Just Stop Oil supporter who climbed an M25 gantry after an unprecedented 40C heatwave in the UK was found guilty by a jury in Chichester today. Abigail Percy Ratcliff took action in July 2022 to demand an end to new licences and consents for oil and gas projects in the UK, something which has
A family doctor has been sentenced to one year in prison for taking action with Just Stop Oil. Dr Patrick Hart took action in August 2022 to demand an end to new licences and consents for oil and gas projects in the UK, something which has subsequently become government policy. [1] Dr Patrick Hart appeared
Doctor receives a one year sentence for taking action to protect lives Read More »
We are some of ‘The ‘Lord’ Walney 16’ – the sixteen peaceful people imprisoned for a combined 41 years for refusing to be bystanders to the most horrific crimes. We should have been 17. Xavi Gonzalez-Trimmer, our beloved friend, should have been with us. He will always be with us. Our sentences will be reviewed
New Year’s Resolution from The ‘Lord’ Walney 16: We will never give up Read More »
