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Just Stop Oil: “Resistance works and we’re just getting started”

Hundreds of Just Stop Oil supporters are marching through the streets of London tomorrow in a defiant celebration of the effectiveness of civil resistance. The march is also to honour all those who have taken action with Just Stop Oil since 2022 including those who have been incarcerated as political prisoners. [1] The march is

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Five Just Stop Oil supporters convicted for planning Heathrow action launch appeals after evidence of jury misconduct

Five Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for planning an action at Heathrow have launched appeals against their convictions after evidence emerged of serious misconduct by the jury. [1] The five launching appeals were among eight Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance by majority verdict at Isleworth Crown

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Supporters who flyposted Conservative MP’s office acquitted of criminal damage

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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Grandmother recalled to prison for possessing wrists too small for a tag

A 77 year old grandmother has been recalled to prison as her wrists are too small to fit an electronic monitoring tag. Gaie Delap took action in 2022 to demand the government end all new licenses and consents for oil and gas projects- something which is now government policy. [1] [2] Yesterday evening, police arrived

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“Our government is pouring salt on Gandhi’s legacy”- Gandhi statue receives Just Stop Oil treatment

Just Stop Oil supporters have covered Parliament Square’s Gandhi Statue in salt, and dressed the figure in a high-vis shawl. Just Stop Oil is demanding that the UK government work with others to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] At 9:30 am today, two Just Stop Oil supporters

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Sent down for throwing soup? Judge Hehir turns state repression into an art form 

Two Just Stop Oil supporters who threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 2 years by Judge Christopher Hehir at Southwark Crown Court today. [1] Phoebe Plummer was jailed for 2 years for the soup throwing plus 3 months for a S7 offence, while Anna Holland

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An open letter to all celebrities who publicly support Just Stop Oil from eight women currently imprisoned in Bronzefield

Dear all, We are eight women currently imprisoned at HMP Bronzefield. The eight of us are part of a group of 26 peaceful people from the climate movement who are imprisoned in the UK for nonviolent civil resistance. This figure is rising almost daily. It feels important to recognise that we form part of a

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