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Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists 'set a terrible example for the rest of the world'
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Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists 'set a terrible example for the rest of the world'
'The public can expect to see renewed and radical disruptive action in the months ahead,' one protest expert says after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced to four and five years in prison
Read prison letters of Just Stop Oil activists jailed for QE2 bridge protest: 'UK cannot imprison its way out of climate crisis'
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Read prison letters of Just Stop Oil activists jailed for QE2 bridge protest: 'UK cannot imprison its way out of climate crisis'
How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate
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How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate
What's next for Just Stop Oil? Activists target unis after key backer says protests 'counterproductive'
What's next for Just Stop Oil? Activists target unis after key backer says protests 'counterproductive'
Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think
Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think
Just Stop Oil: Everything you need to know about the fossil fuel protest group
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Just Stop Oil: Everything you need to know about the fossil fuel protest group
Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
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Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
Chris Packham explains why he supports Just Stop Oil as new BBC series Earth launches
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Chris Packham explains why he supports Just Stop Oil as new BBC series Earth launches
Just Stop Oil threatened to disrupt Pride in London and have split opinion
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Just Stop Oil threatened to disrupt Pride in London and have split opinion
Exclusive: UN slaps down Tory bid to criminalise ‘legitimate and important’ slow walking protests
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Exclusive: UN slaps down Tory bid to criminalise ‘legitimate and important’ slow walking protests
Police accused of misusing bail to prevent protest after Public Order Act comes into force
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Police accused of misusing bail to prevent protest after Public Order Act comes into force
From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?
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From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?
Shock as Met Police 'completely understand the frustration and anger' of man filmed attacking Just Stop Oil protesters
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Shock as Met Police 'completely understand the frustration and anger' of man filmed attacking Just Stop Oil protesters
Has Extinction Rebellion really quit? Here’s what the climate activists have in store for 2023
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Has Extinction Rebellion really quit? Here’s what the climate activists have in store for 2023
Just Stop Oil activists spray think tank hub 55 Tufton Street with orange paint
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Just Stop Oil activists spray think tank hub 55 Tufton Street with orange paint
Police accused of using 'fear tactic' after arrested climate activist banned from protests
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Police accused of using 'fear tactic' after arrested climate activist banned from protests
The government will 'stop at nothing' to block disruptive climate protests, Grant Shapps says
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The government will 'stop at nothing' to block disruptive climate protests, Grant Shapps says
Oil blockades planned to last 'as long as possible', says Extinction Rebellion
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Oil blockades planned to last 'as long as possible', says Extinction Rebellion
Premier League goalpost protester: 'I felt like the most hated man on the planet'
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