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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]
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.
A High Court judge found they caused ‘massive disruption’ when they demonstrated on the motorway in breach of an injunction.
Surrey and Essex Police said activists had climbed onto motorway gantries.
Later in 2017, Hallam was a leading member of activist group Stop Killing Londoners, [20] an anti-pollution campaign [21] of mass civil disobedience that they hoped would result in the arrest and imprisonment of activists. [22] Hallam with Stuart Basden, Ian Bray and Genny Scherer were prosecuted and some pledged to go on hunger strike if ...
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 ...
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Surrey Police said officers are dealing with activists who have climbed a gantry at Junction 8 of the UK’s busiest motorway.