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Climate campaigners stage protest in Holyrood chamber despite new restrictions

Climate campaigners staged a protest in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament as well as in the foyer despite new restrictions to deter such action. Two protesters from This Is Rigged stood on top of a wooden beam in a waiting area in the ...

20 Apr 2023 at 15:40

Climate activists paint over portrait of King in Scottish museum

Climate activists from This Is Rigged have spray-painted on a portrait of the King, the group has claimed. Two people from the group sprayed the painting in Edinburgh’s National Portrait Gallery with the words “The people are mightier than the ...

26 Jul 2023 at 17:43

Eleven arrested after climate activists target oil sites in Scotland

Police have confirmed 11 people have been arrested after climate campaigners targeted two oil sites in Scotland. Activists from This Is Rigged protested at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth, Fife, and the Nustar Clydebank oil terminal in West ...

19 Jul 2023 at 20:58

World

Serbia populists seek to cement power in poll re-run after vote-rigging claims

Voters in Serbia are casting ballots in a re-run election in the capital, Belgrade, and dozens of other cities and towns, with ruling right-wing populists seeking to cement their already vast hold on power. The vote in Belgrade is being ...

02 Jun 2024 at 08:33

Climate activists scale Kelpies landmark near oil refinery

Two climate campaigners have climbed to the top of The Kelpies tourist attraction as part of action targeted at the fossil fuel industry in Scotland. Activists from This Is Rigged scaled the 100ft steel equine sculptures between ...

23 Jul 2023 at 12:08

Food activists occupy Palace of Holyroodhouse dining room

Activists have occupied the royal dining room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh as part of an ongoing campaign to slash food prices. Nine campaigners from This Is Rigged entered the palace at about 1.15pm on Monday ...

19 Feb 2024 at 15:03

Scotland

Climate protesters spray Scottish Parliament building red

Climate activists have sprayed part of the Scottish Parliament building red in a protest against the Prime Minister announcing plans for 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea. Protesters from the This Is Rigged ...

01 Aug 2023 at 16:24

Scotland

‘Non-essential’ oil rig staff evacuated after supply vessel collides with rig

Over 50 staff members have been evacuated from an oil rig after a supply vessel crashed into the rig. On Monday, Harbour Energy said that 52 “non-essential” staff were taken from the Valaris 120 installation in the ...

25 Nov 2024 at 21:05

Scotland

Kelpies reopen as police arrest climate activists who scaled metal giant

Two climate activists who scaled a well-known Scottish landmark in protest at the oil industry have been arrested. Two members of pressure group This Is Rigged scaled The Kelpies, situated between Grangemouth and ...

23 Jul 2023 at 18:01

Two women charged after pouring porridge and jam over bust at Glasgow museum

Two members of a campaign group have been charged after they poured porridge and jam on a bust of Queen Victoria and sprayed painted the word c*** on the plinth at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. ...

03 Mar 2024 at 17:49

Oil industry protesters arrested at royal event charged

Two oil and gas protesters have been charged after allegedly attempting to climb a crowd barrier at the King’s coronation celebration in Scotland. Imogen Robertson, 22, and Hannah Torrance-Bright, 21, were ...

06 Jul 2023 at 11:48

Scotland

Red paint sprayed on Scottish Parliament in food insecurity protest

Activists have sprayed red paint across the front of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh in protest against rising food insecurity. This Is Rigged campaigners say a quarter of Scots have ...

11 Mar 2024 at 17:20

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