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Insulate Britain protesters fear prison as High Court hearing begins
Insulate Britain

Insulate Britain protesters fear prison as High Court hearing begins

‘I could be jailed for two years for blocking roads with Insulate Britain’
Insulate Britain

‘I could be jailed for two years for blocking roads with Insulate Britain’

'Go away': COP26 projectionist gets really fed-up with anti-fracking activists' stunt
Activism

'Go away': COP26 projectionist gets really fed-up with anti-fracking activists' stunt

Police clash with protesters at Million Mask March
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News

Police clash with protesters at Million Mask March

Three people with no convictions removed from Jamaica deportation flight after protests
Activism

Three people with no convictions removed from Jamaica deportation flight after protests

Protesters at the COP26 youth climate strike have not missed with their signs
A protester on the youth climate strike with a sign reading
Activism

Protesters at the COP26 youth climate strike have not missed with their signs

Police warn of groups travelling to London to 'cause violence' at Million Mask March
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Activism

Police warn of groups travelling to London to 'cause violence' at Million Mask March

The campaigners using COP26 to highlight their big issues
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Activism

The campaigners using COP26 to highlight their big issues

‘It’s frightening but it’s my duty’: Insulate Britain activist sprayed with ink is back on the road
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Insulate Britain

‘It’s frightening but it’s my duty’: Insulate Britain activist sprayed with ink is back on the road

Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women
Sisters Uncut protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Image: Greg Barradale
Activism

Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women

Insulate Britain protesters block roads for the 17th time in seven weeks
Insulate Britain

Insulate Britain protesters block roads for the 17th time in seven weeks

Protesters heckle Alok Sharma over new oilfield on eve of COP26
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Activism

Protesters heckle Alok Sharma over new oilfield on eve of COP26

This 'protest art' is touring Glasgow during COP26 to highlight the impact of climate change
Activism

This 'protest art' is touring Glasgow during COP26 to highlight the impact of climate change

Insulate Britain defends protests and says 'conventional activism' has failed
Activism

Insulate Britain defends protests and says 'conventional activism' has failed

How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul's
Jimmy McMahon on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, February 2012. Image: Paul Davey Photo: Paul Davey
Activism

How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul's

It's been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?
Protesters wearing masks at the Occupy London protest outside St Paul s Cathedral in London Photo: David Pearson / Alamy Stock Photo
Activism

It's been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?

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Exclusive: David Lloyd's unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask
Artist David Lloyd. stands in front of the V for Vendetta masks he originally designed which became an emblem for the Occupy movement.
Art

Exclusive: David Lloyd's unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask

Striking Uber drivers demand end to ‘racist’ facial recognition software
Uber drivers and members of Union IWGB protest outside Uber HQ in London holding a banner saying
Employment

Striking Uber drivers demand end to ‘racist’ facial recognition software

Leaseholders take cladding fight to parliament to demand action over unsafe homes
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Housing

Leaseholders take cladding fight to parliament to demand action over unsafe homes

Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Oxford Street Selfridges
Environment

Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Oxford Street Selfridges