- Hung jury for two Just Stop Oil supporters accused of damaging ‘the Rokeby Venus’
Two young Just Stop Oil supporters, who smashed the glass cover of a painting once famously slashed by a suffragette, have been granted a temporary reprieve after a jury were unable to reach a majority verdict at Southwark Crown Court today. [1] Hanan Ameur and Harrison Donnelly took action at the National Gallery in November… Read more: Hung jury for two Just Stop Oil supporters accused of damaging ‘the Rokeby Venus’ - Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for Heathrow paint spraying following retrial
Two Just Stop Oil Supporters who sprayed Heathrow departure boards with orange paint during the Oil Kills, international uprising to end fossil fuels in July 2024 have been found guilty in a retrial after the jury in an earlier trial failed to reach a majority decision. [1] Phoebe Plummer and Jane Touil were appearing before… Read more: Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for Heathrow paint spraying following retrial - A letter from HMP Bronzefield
By Heidi Russenberger I am writing this from HMP Bronzefield, where I was sent in October 2025 after conviction for public nuisance. My crime? Climbing up a gantry on the M25 in November 2022 to demand that the then Conservative government pay heed to the dire warnings of climate scientists, the UN and the IEA… Read more: A letter from HMP Bronzefield - Six Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of disrupting key national infrastructure after Waterloo Bridge slow march
Six Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted at Southwark Crown Court today, two and a half years after slow marching on Waterloo Bridge to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing. [1] On 8th November 2023, Sheila Shatford, Julia Mercer, David Kilroy, Geraldine James, Rosalind Bird and Gregory Sculthorpe were among approximately 50… Read more: Six Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of disrupting key national infrastructure after Waterloo Bridge slow march - A message from Mick Dunk of the Southwark 6Mick was one of six Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty of public nuisance in October 2025 after a judge denied all legal defences.
- Two Just Stop Oil supporters given suspended sentences for spraying paint on car dealerships
Two Just Stop Oil supporters were given suspended sentences today after pleading guilty to criminal damage by spraying paint on a number of high end car dealerships in 2022 to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing.[1] On 26 October 2022, Emma Brown and Carmen Lean had sprayed orange paint from a fire… Read more: Two Just Stop Oil supporters given suspended sentences for spraying paint on car dealerships - Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for M25 gantry actions
Two Just Stop Oil supporters were found guilty of public nuisance at Amersham Crown Court yesterday, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects. [1] Daniel Mifsud and another supporter took action on the M25 on 10th November 2022. They were among scores of Just… Read more: Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for M25 gantry actions - Four Just Stop Oil supporters jailed for up to 30 months for M25 gantry action while two walk freeSix Just Stop Oil who were denied all legal defences during their trial were today given sentences of up to 30 months at Southwark Crown Court for peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects. [1] Cosmo Cattell, Adelheid Russenberger, Jane Touil, Andrew Dames, Clara O’Callaghan… Read more: Four Just Stop Oil supporters jailed for up to 30 months for M25 gantry action while two walk free
- M25 Bridge climber, Marcus Decker wins landmark appeal against deportation.
Marcus Decker appeared at Taylor House First-tier Immigration Tribunal today, and won his appeal against the deportation order brought against him by the Home Secretary. [1] In October 2022, Marcus Decker, a musician and environmental defender, joined Morgan Trowland in climbing the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford to demand that the government end new… Read more: M25 Bridge climber, Marcus Decker wins landmark appeal against deportation. - Three Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of all charges for Stonehenge action
Three Just Stop Oil supporters have been found not guilty by a jury in Salisbury today for spraying Stonehenge with orange powder in 2024. They took action to demand that the UK government commit to signing a fossil fuel treaty to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] Niamh… Read more: Three Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of all charges for Stonehenge action - Look what you made me do.
Taylor Swift private jet paint job pair sentenced and walk free from court - Shell anti-protest injunctions upheld after challenge by Just Stop Oil supporters
A Judge has ruled that Shell’s anti-protest injunctions against Just Stop Oil supporters will be allowed to continue for another year, following an annual review hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice last week.[1] Two Just Stop Oil supporters, Charles Phillip Laurie and Emma Ireland had challenged the continuation of Shell ‘s anti-protest injunctions, which… Read more: Shell anti-protest injunctions upheld after challenge by Just Stop Oil supporters - Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for M25 petrol pump action
Three Just Stop Oil supporters were given suspended sentences of eight or nine weeks at Guildford Crown Court today for disabling petrol pumps at the UK’s largest petrol station in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Tez Burns and Peter Lay were found guilty of criminal damage and Charles Laurie was… Read more: Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for M25 petrol pump action - Six Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty after Judge denies all legal defences
Six Just Stop Oil supporters who were denied all legal defences by the Judge, were found guilty of public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Cosmo Cattell, Adelheid Russenberger, Jane Touil, Andrew Dames, Clara O’Callaghan and Michael… Read more: Six Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty after Judge denies all legal defences - Wash It Off: Private jet sprayers found guilty
Two young people who spray-painted two private jets at Stansted Airport in June 2024 were found guilty of criminal damage at Chelmsford Crown Court today. They took action with Just Stop Oil to demand the UK government negotiate a treaty to phase out oil and gas by 2030. [1] Jennifer Kowalski, 29, from Dumbarton, and… Read more: Wash It Off: Private jet sprayers found guilty - Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after trial for M25 gantry action
Three Just Stop Oil supporters were found not guilty of public nuisance at Guildford Crown Court today, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Sam Holland, Rachel Payne and Isabel Rock took action on the M25 on 9th November 2022. They were among scores… Read more: Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after trial for M25 gantry action - Eight Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of public nuisance, while three found guilty for disabling petrol pumps
Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were found not guilty of public nuisance at Guildford Crown Court today, after peacefully disrupting the UK’s largest petrol station, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Michael Davies, Charles Laurie, Phoebe Frewer, Sophie Sharples, Tez Burns, Peter Lay, Gareth Harper and Emma Ireland took action at Cobham… Read more: Eight Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of public nuisance, while three found guilty for disabling petrol pumps - London Pride disruptors found not guilty
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court today, following a three-day jury trial presided over by Judge Griffith. [1] On 1 July 2023, Arthur Clifton, 22, and Guido Wieser, 19, sprayed black and pink paint over the Coca-Cola float during the Pride march in… Read more: London Pride disruptors found not guilty - Four Just Stop Oil slow marchers walk free despite “interfering with key national infrastructure”
Four Just Stop Oil supporters were given conditional discharges today after pleading guilty to “interfering with the use of key national infrastructure” by slow marching in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing.[1] Ben Larsen, Tabitha King, Cathy Archer and Poppy Jabelman had joined a slow march at Hendon Way on… Read more: Four Just Stop Oil slow marchers walk free despite “interfering with key national infrastructure” - Hung jury in latest Just Stop Oil gantry case
A Just Stop Oil supporter faces retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in relation to her participation in the M25 gantry climbing actions in November 2022 demanding an end to new oil and gas licencing. [1] A 12-member jury at Southwark Crown Court was unable to reach a verdict in the… Read more: Hung jury in latest Just Stop Oil gantry case - Harsh conditions mean release but no freedom
The conditions state that I must not “associate with any person currently or formerly associated with Just Stop Oil” and that I should not “participate directly or indirectly in organising or contributing to any demonstration, meeting, gathering, or website without approval.” - Palestine Action: An open letter to Yvette Cooper
Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand stand in opposition to the UK government’s complicity in genocide in Gaza and in solidarity with Palestine Action. - Wellington Arch paint sprayers given suspended sentences
Three Just Stop Oil supporters have been handed nine-month custodial sentences, suspended for 21 months, and ordered to pay £1,000 each in compensation for spraying orange paint on the Wellington Arch in October 2023. The action was taken to demand that the UK government immediately halt all new oil and gas projects, a demand that… Read more: Wellington Arch paint sprayers given suspended sentences - Gatwick Airport 8 acquitted after Judge rules insufficient evidence of serious disruption
Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted by District Judge Amanda Kelly at Horsham Magistrates Court today in the last trial related to the 2024 airports campaign. The group had taken action at Gatwick Airport to demand a fossil fuel treaty to end oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] The eight supporters were arrested… Read more: Gatwick Airport 8 acquitted after Judge rules insufficient evidence of serious disruption - Never waste a good crisis – a realist’s view of the Hay Festival
by Mel Carrington. Hats off to the Hay Festival for a range of sessions tackling the multiple and interlinked crises we face – everything from toxic masculinity to misinformation, inequality, extremist ideologies and the big daddy of them all, the climate emergency. No shortage of crises for the authors to diagnose. However, when it comes… Read more: Never waste a good crisis – a realist’s view of the Hay Festival - Just Stop Oil t-shirts now made with organic hemp after pressure from tabloid media
Direct action group Just Stop Oil have immediately ended all sales of new cotton campaign t-shirts and have partnered with The Hemp Trading Company (THTC) to produce organic hemp t-shirts instead. THTC has been producing sustainable grown organic hemp clothing since 1999, and is currently ranked the UK’s joint most ethical clothing company by Ethical… Read more: Just Stop Oil t-shirts now made with organic hemp after pressure from tabloid media - Just Stop Oil supporter sentenced to 120 hours unpaid work for spraying UCL orange
A Just Stop Oil supporter was given a community order today after being found guilty of spraying a university building to demand an end to new oil and gas licences. [1] Arthur Clifton, 23, was found guilty of causing criminal damage over £5,000 at Southwark Crown Court in April, following a 4 day jury trial… Read more: Just Stop Oil supporter sentenced to 120 hours unpaid work for spraying UCL orange - Manchester Airport four sentenced to prison
Four Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced to prison in relation to an attempted action at Manchester Airport in August 2024. The four took action as part of the ‘Oil Kills’ international uprising, which occurred across 31 airports around the world, in order to demand a fossil fuel treaty to end the extraction and… Read more: Manchester Airport four sentenced to prison - Heathrow Airport 9: Five supporters given jail terms of up to 15 months for an action that never happened
Five Just Stop Oil supporters were today given jail terms of up to 15 months, while the remaining four were given suspended sentences for an action at Heathrow Airport that never happened. The group planned action to demand a fossil fuel treaty to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.… Read more: Heathrow Airport 9: Five supporters given jail terms of up to 15 months for an action that never happened - Phoebe Plummer and David Mann spared prison
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced today in connection with plans to disrupt the M25. These actions were carried out in November 2022, with a view to demanding an end to all new oil and gas projects. This demand was subsequently won and has now become government policy. [1] Phoebe Plummer and David… Read more: Phoebe Plummer and David Mann spared prison - Two more Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison after conviction for M25 protests
Two Just Stop Oil supporters who climbed gantries over the M25 in 2022 were handed suspended sentences at Southwark Crown Court today. They took action to demand an end to all new oil and gas projects, a demand which has now become government policy. [1] Amy Rose Friel-O’Donnell, 22, and another supporter were sentenced to… Read more: Two more Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison after conviction for M25 protests - Two Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced today after being found guilty of conspiring to disrupt the M25. These actions were carried out in November 2022, with a view to demanding an end to all new oil and gas projects. This demand was subsequently won and has now become government policy. [1] Abigail Percy-Ratcliffe… Read more: Two Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison - Just Stop Oil response to Tony Blair
The former Prime Minister, Tony Blair yesterday called for the government to change course on climate suggesting that “any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail”. He suggests that the UK government should focus less on renewables and more on technological… Read more: Just Stop Oil response to Tony Blair - Serving Time
Through the small window I see a sign: ‘Welcome To HMP Wandsworth’. If it’s meant to be reassuring it doesn’t work for me. - 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… Read more: Just Stop Oil: “Resistance works and we’re just getting started” - 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… Read more: Five Just Stop Oil supporters convicted for planning Heathrow action launch appeals after evidence of jury misconduct - Writing from HMP Styal
My name's Ella, I'm 22 years old, and I'm writing from HMP Styal, a women's prison just outside Manchester. - Arthur Clifton found guilty for spraying University College London
A Just Stop Oil supporter has been found guilty of causing criminal damage over £5,000 at Southwark Crown Court today, following a 4 day jury trial presided over by Judge Hales. [1] Arthur Clifton, 23, faced charges relating to spraying orange paint onto the portico of the Wilkins Building at University College London (UCL) in… Read more: Arthur Clifton found guilty for spraying University College London - Phoebe Plummer found guilty in third gantry conspiracy trial
Phoebe Plummer was found guilty of conspiracy at Southwark Crown Court today, while the jury was unable to reach a verdict for her codefendant. The pair took action with Just Stop Oil in November 2022 to demand an end to new oil and gas. [1] Guido Wieser (21) and Phoebe Plummer (23) were on trial… Read more: Phoebe Plummer found guilty in third gantry conspiracy trial - Four Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for Treasury paint action
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… Read more: Four Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for Treasury paint action - Just Stop Oil is hanging up the hi vis
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… Read more: Just Stop Oil is hanging up the hi vis - Scottish court imposes first ever prison sentence for nonviolent climate action
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… Read more: Scottish court imposes first ever prison sentence for nonviolent climate action - Heathrow Airport 10 : 8 found guilty, 1 acquitted after Judge removed all legal defencesEight 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.… Read more: Heathrow Airport 10 : 8 found guilty, 1 acquitted after Judge removed all legal defences
- Six Just Stop Oil supporters Not Guilty as M25 conspiracy trial scrapes the evidence barrel
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. - Still on course for collapse, as Judge rules Just Stop Oil Golf disruption was not Public Nuisance
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. - Shut down the fascists: Just Stop Oil supporters turn the Teslabot orange
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… Read more: Shut down the fascists: Just Stop Oil supporters turn the Teslabot orange - Appeal Court fails to protect citizens.
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:… Read more: Appeal Court fails to protect citizens. - A 22nd Birthday in prison
Hi, It’s Ella here, writing from HMP Styal, a women’s prison just outside of Manchester. - Manchester Airport Five: One acquitted, four found guilty after acting to prevent mass death
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… Read more: Manchester Airport Five: One acquitted, four found guilty after acting to prevent mass death - Letter from the President of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative to Louise Lancaster in prison
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… Read more: Letter from the President of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative to Louise Lancaster in prison - Three Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for breaching illegally introduced anti-protest regulations
Three Just Stop Oil supporters who participated in a slow march at Vauxhall in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas were today found guilty of breaching police conditions imposed on their march. [1] On 15th June 2023, William Ward, Christopher Grove and David Kearns participated in a slow march at Vauxhall… Read more: Three Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for breaching illegally introduced anti-protest regulations - Just Stop Oil supporter found guilty after spraying orange paint over King’s College Cambridge
A Just Stop Oil supporter who sprayed King’s College, Cambridge with orange paint in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas was found guilty at Peterborough Magistrates Court today. [1] On 12th October 2023, Chiara Sarti, a PhD student at King’s College, Cambridge, used a fire extinguisher to spray orange paint over… Read more: Just Stop Oil supporter found guilty after spraying orange paint over King’s College Cambridge - Over 1000 people block the Strand outside the mass appeal hearing for 16 Just Stop Oil supporters
Over a thousand people have taken part in a peaceful demonstration blocking the road outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Inside, the appeal against the draconian sentences given to 16 Just Stop Oil supporters last year is continuing. The mass appeal concerns 16 supporters with combined sentences of 41 years handed down between July and… Read more: Over 1000 people block the Strand outside the mass appeal hearing for 16 Just Stop Oil supporters - Three Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for Treasury paint action carried out in response to Jackdaw consentThree Just Stop Oil supporters who sprayed red paint over the Treasury in 2022 have been found guilty by a jury today. They took action declaring that the UK government had blood on its hands as a result of its plans to encourage new oil and gas projects in the UK and its failure to… Read more: Three Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for Treasury paint action carried out in response to Jackdaw consent
- MASSIVE WIN!- Rosebank and Jackdaw declared unlawful
Two of the UK’s largest undeveloped oil and gas fields have been declared unlawful in a historic win for the climate movement. Just Stop Oil has been taking action since 2022 to demand ‘no new oil and gas’. After winning this demand Just Stop Oil subsequently moved to demand an end to the extraction and… Read more: MASSIVE WIN!- Rosebank and Jackdaw declared unlawful - Mass appeal for supporters jailed after oil industry lobbyist branded Just Stop Oil as extreme
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… Read more: Mass appeal for supporters jailed after oil industry lobbyist branded Just Stop Oil as extreme - Over 1.5 Degrees is a Global Tempest!- Just Stop Oil supporters disrupt Sigourney Weaver’s West-End show
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… Read more: Over 1.5 Degrees is a Global Tempest!- Just Stop Oil supporters disrupt Sigourney Weaver’s West-End show - “Unlawfully at large” : Gaie Delap’s sentence extended
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… Read more: “Unlawfully at large” : Gaie Delap’s sentence extended - Heathrow paint spraying trial ends with a hung jury
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… Read more: Heathrow paint spraying trial ends with a hung jury - 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… Read more: Supporters who flyposted Conservative MP’s office acquitted of criminal damage - ‘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… Read more: ‘1.5 is Dead!’- Darwin’s grave painted as world passes safe limits, threatening mass extinction - Gaie Delap’s Birthday: Statement from her family and friendsA 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… Read more: Gaie Delap’s Birthday: Statement from her family and friends
- 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… Read more: Supporter who climbed M25 gantry after unprecedented 40C heatwave given suspended sentence - 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… Read more: Doctor receives a one year sentence for taking action to protect lives - 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… Read more: New Year’s Resolution from The ‘Lord’ Walney 16: We will never give up - Emerging evidence suggests that EMS taggers fabricated report about attempts to tag GaieThe 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… Read more: Emerging evidence suggests that EMS taggers fabricated report about attempts to tag Gaie
- Had Gaie been a man, she would be spending Christmas at home
The family and friends of Gaie Delap, the 77 year old grandmother who has been recalled to prison as her wrists are too small to fit an electronic monitoring tag, have issued a last minute appeal to the Ministry of Justice and SERCO to “find a strap for Christmas”. Gaie Delap took action in 2022… Read more: Had Gaie been a man, she would be spending Christmas at home - 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… Read more: Christmas present to the UK: Just Stop Oil buries 4.4 billion barrels of oil and gas - 4.4 Billion Barrels Stopped
3,000+ arrests. 1000+ sent to trial. 100+ sent to prison. Time, money, and tears have been invested into our campaign of last ditch resistance against oil and gas. Amidst the headlines of catastrophic flooding, another failed COP, global emissions continuing to rise, state repression and a rising toll of death and misery, it doesn’t feel… Read more: 4.4 Billion Barrels Stopped - 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… Read more: Three Just Stop Oil supporters appear in court for Stonehenge action - Grandmother recalled to prison for slim wrists: Gaie Delap update
Media statement from friends and family of Gaie Delap: 77 year old Gaie Delap released early on home detention curfew (HDC) to be returned to prison because tagging company unable to fit a wrist tag The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that in effect the failure of its tagging contractor, Serco’s EMS, to find and… Read more: Grandmother recalled to prison for slim wrists: Gaie Delap update - Here’s to the Whistleblowers
Last month a Winchester magistrate made the brave decision to resign, declaring Winchester Prison is 'dangerous' and 'corrupt' - 77 year-old Just Stop Oil supporter faces prison recall after Serco fail to fit tagMEDIA 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… Read more: 77 year-old Just Stop Oil supporter faces prison recall after Serco fail to fit tag
- From Fiona in Kendal to James O’Brien
Hello, James. Fiona from Kendal here. Long time listener, many times caller. First time open letter-writer. There has been such a burst of love for you over here. It started when you picked up Sheila Fogarty’s question: ‘Do we owe climate activists an apology?’ And then a few programmes later came ‘We’re screwed’ day. A… Read more: From Fiona in Kendal to James O’Brien - Hansen’s revolutionary call to action
Former Environmental Consultant MEL CARRINGTON summarises the key conclusions of James Hansen et al's Global Warming in the Pipeline - Why would Just Stop Oil march with farmers?
We decided to join the farmer’s protest in Whitehall on Tuesday to try to open a dialogue with our farmers. Real farmers, and farm workers, not those investors who have jumped on a tax loophole and are now upset that it’s being taken away. We need farmers to grow our food at a price people… Read more: Why would Just Stop Oil march with farmers? - Just Stop Oil join Farmers’ protest
Today Just Stop Oil has joined the Farmers’ March called by the NFU in solidarity with agricultural workers. Just Stop Oil is demanding governments work together to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] Starting at 11am, a group of Just Stop Oil supporters joined the farmers to march… Read more: Just Stop Oil join Farmers’ protest - COP 29 and the loss of 1.5C
by Indigo Rumbelow Where were you when we passed 1.5C of heating? As we pass by a global temperature rise of 1.5C, world leaders praise oil and gas as a gift from god, scientists declare record breaking heat, and thousands suffer climate disasters in towns still being advertised holiday resorts, myself and other climate defenders… Read more: COP 29 and the loss of 1.5C - Just Stop Oil, the Farmers Protests and a Lost Inheritance
Last week on Twitter/X Jeremy Clarkson posted “It seems if you are from Just Stop Oil or protesting about Gaza, you can do what you want.” Yesterday, in response the online media outlet The Canary published a piece entitled Jeremy Clarkson schooled by Just Stop Oil over political prisoners. This references the 40 Just Stop… Read more: Just Stop Oil, the Farmers Protests and a Lost Inheritance - The need for resilient resistance
by Roger Hallam and Daniel Shaw, written from HMP Wayland As some of you may be aware, in July of this year a slightly unhinged judge sentenced Daniel to four years and Roger to five years in prison. This followed our conviction for “conspiring to cause a public nuisance” on the M25, as part of… Read more: The need for resilient resistance - It’s not Just Weather, FFS…
Fiona Atkinson "No community should be left as vulnerable as the ones in Valencia". - Just Stop Oil paint US embassy as Donald Trump announces victory
Just Stop Oil supporters have painted the US embassy in response to the election result this morning. Just Stop Oil is demanding governments work together to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] At 9:20 am this morning, two Just Stop Oil supporters painted the US Embassy building in… Read more: Just Stop Oil paint US embassy as Donald Trump announces victory - James O’Brien asks: “DO WE OWE JUST STOP OIL AN APOLOGY?” as hundreds die
James O’Brien has declared that the shocking scenes of death and destruction in Valencia, Spain have made him appreciate the importance of Just Stop Oil’s campaign. 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] On the 3rd… Read more: James O’Brien asks: “DO WE OWE JUST STOP OIL AN APOLOGY?” as hundreds die - Climate breakdown and genocide in Gaza show Politics is Broken
A coalition of groups including Just Stop Oil, Youth Demand and Assemble are joining the National Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s march in central London this Saturday to tell Labour they must protect the people and stop arming Israel. [1] The Politics is Broken bloc has recruited thousands of people from the climate and nature, inequality and… Read more: Climate breakdown and genocide in Gaza show Politics is Broken - “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… Read more: “Our government is pouring salt on Gandhi’s legacy”- Gandhi statue receives Just Stop Oil treatment - It always seems impossible until it’s done: Just Stop Oil
The statue of Nelson Mandela, the former South African President and anti-apartheid activist got the Just Stop Oil treatment today with a speech bubble and high viz vest. 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… Read more: It always seems impossible until it’s done: Just Stop Oil - Oil and Water: Grandfather’s Legacy
JOSHUA ELLIS shares an engrossing story of a family never far from oil or it's impacts - “Deeds not words: Just Stop Oil”
A statue of Emmeline Pankhust, the suffragette leader, in Manchester got the Just Stop Oil treatment today with a speech bubble and high viz vest. 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 11am today, Just Stop… Read more: “Deeds not words: Just Stop Oil” - “Just Stop Famine” – Greek goddess warns of oil threat to food supply
A statue of the greek goddess Demeter at the British Museum got the Just Stop Oil treatment today with a speech bubble and high viz vest. 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 10am today, two… Read more: “Just Stop Famine” – Greek goddess warns of oil threat to food supply - “Hey Jude, let’s Just Stop Oil”, Beatles declare
An iconic statue of the Fab Four, in their hometown of Liverpool got the Just Stop Oil treatment today with placards and hi viz vests. 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 8am today, Just… Read more: “Hey Jude, let’s Just Stop Oil”, Beatles declare - Two Just Stop Oil supporters taking on Big Oil must wait for judgement day
The hearing to finalise Shell’s anti-protest injunctions against 13 Just Stop Oil supporters and persons unknown has concluded. Judgement will be given at a later date, but lawyers acting for Shell have said that the company will not be seeking costs for anyone named on the injunction owing to the substantive submissions made in court.… Read more: Two Just Stop Oil supporters taking on Big Oil must wait for judgement day - Just Stop Oil vs Shell – two supporters are taking on the might of Big OilToday, at the High Court, two Just Stop Oil supporters are directly challenging Shell ‘s anti-protest injunctions, while 13 are refusing to sign undertakings not to take action at oil terminals, petrol stations and Shell’s HQ in future.[1] The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice is before Mr Justice Dexter Dias. It relates to… Read more: Just Stop Oil vs Shell – two supporters are taking on the might of Big Oil
- Democracy on trial: A Statement from Indigo Rumbelow
Political prisoner INDIGO RUMBELOW speaks out at frivolous charges levelled by the PM. - Health workers stand in solidarity with young people imprisoned for throwing soup
Three health workers unfurled a huge banner in front of the Van Gogh sunflower paintings today to demand the release of Phoebe and Anna, the young Just Stop Oil supporters recently imprisoned for throwing soup on one of the paintings in 2022. [1]. The three medical professionals, Mary Light, Karen Rock and Dr Alice Clack… Read more: Health workers stand in solidarity with young people imprisoned for throwing soup - Five legal missteps in Judge Hehir’s sentencing of Plummer and Holland
AAHBHINAV TYAGI examines Judge Hehir's failings - Open letter- Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand tell National Museum Directors’ Council: “Let’s meet!”
Dear NMDC, Thank you for your open letter regarding the public interventions in gallery spaces these past few years, and for recognising that the world is in a very dark place. We represent Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand, whose supporters have taken action at the National Gallery and are taking to the streets on… Read more: Open letter- Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand tell National Museum Directors’ Council: “Let’s meet!” - Labour’s Fatal Flaw – The Decarbonisation Plan
Political prisoner ROGER HALLAM writes on Labour's fatally loose grip on reality - Two Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after glueing to Turner masterpiece
Two Just Stop Oil supporters who glued onto the frame of a Turner masterpiece as part of a wave of actions targeting art galleries in 2022, were acquitted today. They took action demanding that the UK government halts all licensing and consents for new fossil fuel exploration and extraction – a demand that is now… Read more: Two Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after glueing to Turner masterpiece - 57 varieties of resistance: two paintings souped as Just Stop Oil supporters sentenced
Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over two of Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers paintings at the National Gallery in London in a sign of defiance after the original soup throwers, Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were imprisoned for up to two years at Southwark Crown Court today. Just Stop Oil is demanding that governments… Read more: 57 varieties of resistance: two paintings souped as Just Stop Oil supporters sentenced
Hung jury for two Just Stop Oil supporters accused of damaging ‘the Rokeby Venus’
June 19, 2026
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Two young Just Stop Oil supporters, who smashed the glass cover of a painting once famously slashed by a suffragette, have been granted a temporary
Heathrow Five lose appeal against convictions for planning Heathrow action despite evidence of jury misconduct
June 5, 2026
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Five Just Stop Oil supporters who have served prison sentences of up to 15 months for planning an action at Heathrow that never took place
Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for Heathrow paint spraying following retrial
May 14, 2026
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Two Just Stop Oil Supporters who sprayed Heathrow departure boards with orange paint during the Oil Kills, international uprising to end fossil fuels in July
A letter from HMP Bronzefield
April 23, 2026
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By Heidi Russenberger I am writing this from HMP Bronzefield, where I was sent in October 2025 after conviction for public nuisance. My crime? Climbing
Six Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of disrupting key national infrastructure after Waterloo Bridge slow march
April 17, 2026
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Six Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted at Southwark Crown Court today, two and a half years after slow marching on Waterloo Bridge to demand
A message from Mick Dunk of the Southwark 6
April 2, 2026
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Mick was one of six Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty of public nuisance in October 2025 after a judge denied all legal defences.
Two Just Stop Oil supporters given suspended sentences for spraying paint on car dealerships
February 20, 2026
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters were given suspended sentences today after pleading guilty to criminal damage by spraying paint on a number of high end
Just Stop Oil supporter walks free after Probation Service backs down
January 30, 2026
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A Just Stop Oil supporter, who had been threatened with prison for attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, was yesterday given a small fine
Two Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for M25 gantry actions
January 23, 2026
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters were found guilty of public nuisance at Amersham Crown Court yesterday, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022,
Four Just Stop Oil supporters jailed for up to 30 months for M25 gantry action while two walk free
December 5, 2025
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Six Just Stop Oil who were denied all legal defences during their trial were today given sentences of up to 30 months at Southwark Crown
M25 Bridge climber, Marcus Decker wins landmark appeal against deportation.
November 10, 2025
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Marcus Decker appeared at Taylor House First-tier Immigration Tribunal today, and won his appeal against the deportation order brought against him by the Home Secretary.
Three Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of all charges for Stonehenge action
October 31, 2025
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Three Just Stop Oil supporters have been found not guilty by a jury in Salisbury today for spraying Stonehenge with orange powder in 2024. They
Look what you made me do.
October 27, 2025
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Taylor Swift private jet paint job pair sentenced and walk free from court
Shell anti-protest injunctions upheld after challenge by Just Stop Oil supporters
October 20, 2025
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A Judge has ruled that Shell’s anti-protest injunctions against Just Stop Oil supporters will be allowed to continue for another year, following an annual review
Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for M25 petrol pump action
October 10, 2025
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Three Just Stop Oil supporters were given suspended sentences of eight or nine weeks at Guildford Crown Court today for disabling petrol pumps at the
Six Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty after Judge denies all legal defences
October 2, 2025
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Six Just Stop Oil supporters who were denied all legal defences by the Judge, were found guilty of public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today,
Wash It Off: Private jet sprayers found guilty
September 18, 2025
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Two young people who spray-painted two private jets at Stansted Airport in June 2024 were found guilty of criminal damage at Chelmsford Crown Court today.
Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after trial for M25 gantry action
September 11, 2025
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Three Just Stop Oil supporters were found not guilty of public nuisance at Guildford Crown Court today, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in
Eight Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of public nuisance, while three found guilty for disabling petrol pumps
August 28, 2025
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Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were found not guilty of public nuisance at Guildford Crown Court today, after peacefully disrupting the UK’s largest petrol station,
London Pride disruptors found not guilty
August 14, 2025
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court today, following a three-day jury trial presided
Four Just Stop Oil slow marchers walk free despite “interfering with key national infrastructure”
July 23, 2025
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Four Just Stop Oil supporters were given conditional discharges today after pleading guilty to “interfering with the use of key national infrastructure” by slow marching
Hung jury in latest Just Stop Oil gantry case
July 21, 2025
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A Just Stop Oil supporter faces retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in relation to her participation in the M25 gantry
Harsh conditions mean release but no freedom
July 6, 2025
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The conditions state that I must not “associate with any person currently or formerly associated with Just Stop Oil” and that I should not “participate directly or indirectly in organising or contributing to any demonstration, meeting, gathering, or website without approval.”
Palestine Action: An open letter to Yvette Cooper
June 30, 2025
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Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand stand in opposition to the UK government’s complicity in genocide in Gaza and in solidarity with Palestine Action.
Wellington Arch paint sprayers given suspended sentences
June 20, 2025
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Three Just Stop Oil supporters have been handed nine-month custodial sentences, suspended for 21 months, and ordered to pay £1,000 each in compensation for spraying
Gatwick Airport 8 acquitted after Judge rules insufficient evidence of serious disruption
June 12, 2025
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Eight Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted by District Judge Amanda Kelly at Horsham Magistrates Court today in the last trial related to the 2024
How to live in inevitable climate collapse.
June 7, 2025
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I want to be proud of every day I live. I want to fight for every inch of land. I might lose in the end, but goddamn it, I’ll have given it a good go, and I’ll have had a good time doing it.
Never waste a good crisis – a realist’s view of the Hay Festival
June 3, 2025
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by Mel Carrington. Hats off to the Hay Festival for a range of sessions tackling the multiple and interlinked crises we face – everything from
Just Stop Oil t-shirts now made with organic hemp after pressure from tabloid media
May 30, 2025
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Direct action group Just Stop Oil have immediately ended all sales of new cotton campaign t-shirts and have partnered with The Hemp Trading Company (THTC)
Just Stop Oil supporter sentenced to 120 hours unpaid work for spraying UCL orange
May 29, 2025
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A Just Stop Oil supporter was given a community order today after being found guilty of spraying a university building to demand an end to
Manchester Airport four sentenced to prison
May 27, 2025
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Four Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced to prison in relation to an attempted action at Manchester Airport in August 2024. The four took
Heathrow Airport 9: Five supporters given jail terms of up to 15 months for an action that never happened
May 16, 2025
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Five Just Stop Oil supporters were today given jail terms of up to 15 months, while the remaining four were given suspended sentences for an
Phoebe Plummer and David Mann spared prison
May 15, 2025
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced today in connection with plans to disrupt the M25. These actions were carried out in November 2022,
Two more Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison after conviction for M25 protests
May 9, 2025
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters who climbed gantries over the M25 in 2022 were handed suspended sentences at Southwark Crown Court today. They took action
Two Just Stop Oil supporters spared prison
May 9, 2025
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced today after being found guilty of conspiring to disrupt the M25. These actions were carried out in
Just Stop Oil response to Tony Blair
April 30, 2025
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The former Prime Minister, Tony Blair yesterday called for the government to change course on climate suggesting that “any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’
Serving Time
April 30, 2025
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Through the small window I see a sign: ‘Welcome To HMP Wandsworth’. If it’s meant to be reassuring it doesn’t work for me.
Just Stop Oil: “Resistance works and we’re just getting started”
April 25, 2025
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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
Five Just Stop Oil supporters convicted for planning Heathrow action launch appeals after evidence of jury misconduct
April 17, 2025
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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
Writing from HMP Styal
April 16, 2025
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My name’s Ella, I’m 22 years old, and I’m writing from HMP Styal, a women’s prison just outside Manchester.
Arthur Clifton found guilty for spraying University College London
April 10, 2025
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A Just Stop Oil supporter has been found guilty of causing criminal damage over £5,000 at Southwark Crown Court today, following a 4 day jury
Phoebe Plummer found guilty in third gantry conspiracy trial
April 9, 2025
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Phoebe Plummer was found guilty of conspiracy at Southwark Crown Court today, while the jury was unable to reach a verdict for her codefendant. The
Four Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after sentencing for Treasury paint action
April 4, 2025
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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
Just Stop Oil response to the UK Government
March 28, 2025
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Yesterday (27th March 2025) the UK Prime Minister’s official spokesman said ““We have been very clear when it comes to oil and gas that it
Just Stop Oil is hanging up the hi vis
March 27, 2025
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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.
Scottish court imposes first ever prison sentence for nonviolent climate action
March 25, 2025
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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
Heathrow Airport 10 : 8 found guilty, 1 acquitted after Judge removed all legal defences
March 20, 2025
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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,
Six Just Stop Oil supporters Not Guilty as M25 conspiracy trial scrapes the evidence barrel
March 19, 2025
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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.
Still on course for collapse, as Judge rules Just Stop Oil Golf disruption was not Public Nuisance
March 18, 2025
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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.
Shut down the fascists: Just Stop Oil supporters turn the Teslabot orange
March 12, 2025
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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