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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]
Gaie Delap was jailed for her part in a Just Stop Oil protest that blocked the M25 [PA Media] A 77-year-old environmental campaigner has been returned to jail after problems with an electronic tag ...
They have also written to the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to ask her to examine the case. ... Just Stop Oil activists jailed after M25 blocked. Ankle tag problem could see protester, 77 ...
The defendant agreed to cause disruption to traffic by having protesters climb onto gantries over the motorway in November 2022.
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 ...
A High Court judge found they caused ‘massive disruption’ when they demonstrated on the motorway in breach of an injunction.
The men came down at about 5.30pm on October 18 “with the help of police and a very tall cherry picker crane”, but the bridge, which links the M25 in Essex and Kent, was not reopened to ...
Surrey and Essex Police said activists had climbed onto motorway gantries.