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It was founded in February 2022 with the primary objective of convincing the UK government to stop licensing new oil and gas projects. [2] Just Stop Oil has often received criticism for using illegal and disruptive tactics in its protests, such as vandalism and traffic obstruction, although the group is committed to non-violence. [2] [3]
The defendant agreed to cause disruption to traffic by having protesters climb onto gantries over the motorway in November 2022.
A High Court judge found they caused ‘massive disruption’ when they demonstrated on the motorway in breach of an injunction.
They faced Judge Christopher Hehir, who earlier that month had sentenced Hallam and four other Just Stop Oil activists to four and five-year jail terms for organising a rolling four-day blockade of the M25 motorway. Hehir dismissed several of Chada's defences and forbade the pair from discussing climate change or trying to justify their actions ...
Surrey and Essex Police said activists had climbed onto motorway gantries.
Just Stop Oil is a British environmental activist group primarily focused on the issue of human-caused climate change.The group aims to lobby the British government to commit to ending new fossil fuel licensing and production using civil resistance, nonviolent direct action, traffic obstruction, and vandalism.
Drivers stuck on M25 exit their cars as Just Stop Oil protests force motorway's lanes to close on Wednesday (9 November) All junctions along the M25 have since reopened after they were previously ...
One activist accused of breaching a court order as a result of climbing on to an M25 gantry is 76-year-old grandmother Gaie Delap, from Bristol. Just Stop Oil activists to hear judge’s ruling on ...