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UK Sentences Record Jail Terms to Climate Activists Over Non-Violent Protests

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A group of six Just Stop Oil (JSO) climate activists have been given significant jail sentences for their involvement in a non-violent protest on the M25 motorway. The protesters, including Roger Hallam, co-founder of JSO and Extinction Rebellion, were sentenced to between four and five years in prison. Judge Christopher Hehir handed down the sentences, which are thought to be the longest ever given for peaceful protest.

  1. GB
    Christopher Hehir
    Southwark Crown Court
    1. The plain fact is that each of you some time ago has crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic. You have appointed yourselves as sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change.

Climate Activists

  1. Climate activists sentenced to jail for defacing Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting
  2. Frankfurt airport temporarily halts flights due to climate protesters blocking runways
  3. Climate protesters arrested for vandalizing Stonehenge monument with orange paint

sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Protests
  2. 2.Climate Change
  3. 3.Misdemeanor

organizations

  1. 1.Just Stop OilGB
  2. 2.Extinction Rebellion
  3. 3.Southwark Crown Court
  4. 4.Zoom

persons

  1. 1.Christopher HehirGB
  2. 2.Cressida Gethin
  3. 3.Daniel Shaw
  4. 4.Louise Lancaster
  5. 5.Lucia Whittaker De Abreu
  6. 6.Roger Hallam
  7. 7.David KingGB
  8. 8.Ian Fry
  9. 9.Michel Forst

technicals

  1. 1.Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
  2. 2.Thames River