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Police take no action over tweet that revealed JK Rowling’s home

A tweet posted by trans activists targeting JK Rowling will not be treated as criminal, Police Scotland have said. The Harry Potter author contacted officers after campaigners posted a photograph of her Edinburgh house in November that revealed the ...

17 Jan 2022 at 13:26

World

European court says young people’s climate case to be examined by top-tier panel

The European Court of Human Rights has said that a complaint against 33 countries filed by six young Portuguese climate activists will be examined by the tribunal’s top panel of judges, a move reflecting the case’s legal significance. The ...

30 Jun 2022 at 18:54

World

Jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘to stop drinking water on first day of Cop27’

A British-Egyptian activist imprisoned in Egypt has started a “full hunger strike” and plans to stop drinking water on the first day of the Cop27 climate summit next week, his family said. Alaa Abdel-Fattah rose to prominence with the ...

01 Nov 2022 at 15:51

Activist on trial after repeatedly trying to talk to Sir David Attenborough

A climate activist was arrested after she repeatedly tried to get in to an upmarket seaside restaurant to speak to Sir David Attenborough, a district judge has heard. Poole Magistrates’ Court was shown body-worn police camera footage ...

17 Mar 2023 at 14:50

Environmental activists let down tyres on ‘hundreds’ of SUVs across Britain

A new group of environmental activists has deflated tyres on SUVs in cities across Britain because they are a “climate disaster”. The Tyre Extinguishers, which organised the action, said it took action against “hundreds” of the ...

08 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Hong Kong activists with arrest warrants demand meeting with Cleverly

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists with a bounty on their head have said they do not feel safe living in exile in the UK and demanded a meeting with the Foreign Secretary. Authorities in the former British territory have ...

05 Jul 2023 at 17:22

Oxford and Cambridge students set up Gaza protest camps

Students and staff at Oxford and Cambridge have set up camps on their university campuses to protest against the war in Gaza. The so-called “Liberated Zone” encampments were created in the early hours of Monday in front of ...

06 May 2024 at 19:22

World

Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of overseas pro-democracy activists

Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of one million Hong Kong dollars (£100,500) each for information leading ...

03 Jul 2023 at 13:58

Jewish students must not suffer amid campus protests, Education Secretary says

Jewish students must not be harassed or intimidated, the Education Secretary has said after Oxford and Cambridge staff and students set up camps on their university campuses to protest against the war in Gaza. Gillian ...

06 May 2024 at 23:23

World

Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime

Iran has executed a second prisoner detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy. The country made the announcement on Monday by airing footage on state television it claimed ...

12 Dec 2022 at 07:55

Theatre agent cleared of dangerous driving after incident with cycling activist

A theatrical agent who drove for 65ft with a cycling activist on the bonnet of his Range Rover has been cleared of assault and dangerous driving after telling a jury the YouTuber “jumped” on his car. Paul ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:11

World

Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran

Iranian authorities have announced that they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have hit the country. The mass indictments mark the government’s first ...

31 Oct 2022 at 12:40

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