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Climate activists attempt to block access to three German airports

Climate activists have blocked roads leading to Germany’s three biggest airports, gluing themselves to the ground before police arrived. Members of the group Uprising of the Last Generation said they wanted to disrupt cargo and passenger traffic at ...

23 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Activist who had sentence cut says justice system ‘torn’ over climate protesters

An Extinction Rebellion activist who had his jail sentence cut by appeal judges after being convicted of causing a public nuisance at an airport says the “criminal justice system” is “deeply conflicted” over climate crisis protesters. Former ...

14 Jan 2022 at 16:55

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Airliner climate crisis protester has sentence cut by appeal judges

A former Paralympic athlete given a 12-month jail term after supergluing himself to the roof of a British Airways plane at London City Airport in a bid to draw attention to the climate crisis has had his sentence cut to four months by ...

14 Jan 2022 at 11:25

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Greta Thunberg detained by Dutch police at climate demonstration in The Hague

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of people detained by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city. Ms Thunberg was seen flashing a victory sign as she sat in a ...

06 Apr 2024 at 14:39

Climate protesters do not have ‘carte blanche’ to damage buildings, court told

Climate campaigners accused of criminal damage do not have a “carte blanche” to damage property during protests and should not walk free from trials due to the law being applied “too broadly”, the Court of Appeal has heard. Some ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:29

Smashing Barclays’ windows was a message of love, climate protester says

A climate protester who was spared jail after smashing the windows of Barclays Bank and causing £100,000 of damage said she was trying to send a “message of love” to the banking industry. Speaking from a pink lectern outside ...

27 Jan 2023 at 18:48

Just Stop Oil supporters spray-paint ‘1.5 is dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave

Just Stop Oil (JSO) supporters have spray-painted “1.5 is dead” on Charles Darwin’s grave following confirmation that last year was the first to breach the key global warming threshold. Two people used chalk paint on the ...

13 Jan 2025 at 13:20

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