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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Six climate protesters have sentences reduced at Court of Appeal

Campaigners outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in January (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Six protesters jailed for their roles in various climate demonstrations, including co-founder of JSO and Extinction Rebellion Roger Hallam, have had their sentences reduced at the Court of Appeal.

The six were part of a group of 16 activists who challenged their sentences for their roles in four demonstrations held by Just Stop Oil (JSO) between August and November 2022, including climbing on gantries over the M25 and throwing soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

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