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Andrea Redmond - helping to put Doochary back on the map

It’s a long way from Prince Edward Island in Canada to Doochary in west Donegal but for one woman, the challenges in both places are similar. Artist and community activist Andrea Redmond is seizing the opportunity to put tiny Doochary on the map by ...

03 Aug 2022 at 23:33

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 vehicles as it ...

08 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Activists who scaled government building to face fresh trial

Activists are to face a fresh trial over allegations that they scaled a government building. Orla Coghlan, 26, Jamie Ozden, 25, and Annabel Berwick, 19 are believed to be members of Animal Rebellion, an off-shoot of Extinction Rebellion. ...

04 Mar 2022 at 18:55

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Climate protests targeting roads condemned by German officials

German officials have condemned protests by climate activists who blocked roads, including near the country’s biggest port. Members of the group Uprising of the Last Generation glued themselves to roads in Stuttgart, Freiburg and near ...

21 Feb 2022 at 19:25

Activists accused of breaching oil terminal injunction remanded in custody

A group of 21 environmental activists accused of breaching a civil injunction limiting protest at an oil terminal have been remanded in custody ahead of contempt of court proceedings next week. Demonstrators, aged 24 to 78, appeared ...

15 Sept 2022 at 19:25

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 Lyon-Maris – who has ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:11

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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 showed him ...

12 Dec 2022 at 07:55

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 ...

17 Jan 2022 at 13:26

Climate activist cleared over Sir David Attenborough incident

A climate activist who repeatedly tried to speak to Sir David Attenborough in an upmarket seaside restaurant has been cleared of failing to comply with a dispersal order. Poole Magistrates’ Court was shown body-worn ...

17 Mar 2023 at 17:14

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 ...

17 Mar 2023 at 14:50

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Hong Kong court upholds minimum sentences for breaching China’s security law

A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence in a court ruling on Tuesday that is expected to set the bar for other cases ...

22 Aug 2023 at 14:41

Cleverly hopes perpetrators of Sikh activist killing in Canada face justice

Britain is forging ahead with trade talks with India despite “serious allegations” that Narendra Modi’s government is linked to the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly ...

19 Sept 2023 at 17:56

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