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UK Court Cuts Longest Jail Terms On Activists, Rejects 10 Appeals

Just Stop Oil climate campaigners glued their hands to the wall under Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" after throwing tomato soup on the painting at the National Gallery in central London in October 2022 (Credit: AFP)

A British court on Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for their high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others to have their prison sentences overturned.

The groups Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have in recent years carried out spectacular, often disruptive protests, including stopping London's busy traffic and targetting famous places and paintings, as part of their campaign to highlight climate change.

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