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‘1.5 is Dead!’- Darwin’s grave painted as world passes safe limits, threatening mass extinction

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

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Gaie Delap’s Birthday: Statement from her family and friends

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

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Supporter who climbed M25 gantry after unprecedented 40C heatwave given suspended sentence

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

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Doctor receives a one year sentence for taking action to protect lives

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

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New Year’s Resolution from The ‘Lord’ Walney 16: We will never give up

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

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Emerging evidence suggests that EMS taggers fabricated report about attempts to tag Gaie

The family and friends of Gaie Delap, the 77 year old grandmother recalled to prison after officers failed to fit an electronic monitoring tag, have called for an investigation after discovering Serco EMS fabricated their report about the incident. Gaie Delap, who took action in 2022 to demand the government end all new licenses and

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Christmas present to the UK: Just Stop Oil buries 4.4 billion barrels of oil and gas

Just Stop Oil’s campaign since April 2022 has stopped 4.4 billion barrels of North Sea oil and gas from being extracted and burned. Per pound spent, that makes Just Stop Oil 3,780 times more effective than the ‘Gold Standard’ of Carbon Offsetting. [1] [2] Figures from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)‘s most recent report

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Three Just Stop Oil supporters appear in court for Stonehenge action

Three Just Stop Oil supporters are appearing in court today after taking action at Stonehenge to demand that the UK government commit to working with other governments to agree an equitable plan to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] Niamh Lynch, 22, a student from Oxford and Rajan

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77 year-old Just Stop Oil supporter faces prison recall after Serco fail to fit tag

MEDIA STATEMENT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF GAIE DELAP Summary: 77 year old Gaie Delap released early on home detention curfew (HDC) to be returned to prison because tagging company unable to fit tag. Gaie was sentenced, alongside four co-defendants, to 20 months imprisonment in August 2024 for her part in a climate action protest

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