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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Steven Morris

‘No regrets’: activists who sprayed Stonehenge orange proud of ‘magic trick’

Rajan Naidu, Luke Watson and Niamh Lynch
Rajan Naidu, Luke Watson and Niamh Lynch say their action was a proportionate response to the climate emergency. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian

Over the years, Just Stop Oil activists have carried out headline-grabbing actions at sporting events, art galleries and motorways, but it was their protest at Stonehenge that attracted the most attention globally.

As the trial of the three JSO activists who led the action ended with their acquittal, they described their pride at their “magic trick”, insisting it was a proportionate response to the climate emergency and criticising the “insane” law under which they were prosecuted.

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