The Latest Breaking News from Extinction Rebellion

Jury clears climate protesters of causing damage to HSBC London HQ

Nine women used hammers and chisels to shatter building’s windows in April 2021 as part of Extinction Rebellion protest

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Extinction Rebellion’s future is far less radical than its past

Now that the alarm has successfully been raised, the organisation could help unite people in positive action, says author Rupert Read

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

Just Stop Oil attack the Rokeby Venus: how the group is using the suffragettes' disruptive tactics to shape public opinion

Two Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass on the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez at the National Gallery in London. This, you might be surprised to hear, is not the first time this painting has been the target of activists.

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2023

Parliament protester trial delayed over 'technicality'

The trial of 14 climate change activists accused of disrupting Queensland parliament by chanting slogans has been adjourned due to an argument over legislation.

AAP · Oct 23, 2023

My neighbour tore down the hedge outside our window – and I learned what ‘solastalgia’ feels like

It’s part of the language of environmental activism in the global south. But living in a UK city, I’d never connected with it, says Guardian environment correspondent Damien Gayle

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

‘Driving us to ruin’: Netherlands climate protesters fight fossil fuels

Sieger Sloot convicted for social media appeals to block motorway to protest huge subsidies for fossil fuel companies.

Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023

Extinction Rebellion activists scale Labour HQ and set off smoke grenades

Eco activists scaled Labour’s London headquarters on Monday and doused its front steps in black paint.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

‘We’re going to be unpopular’: Do sports protests help or harm activism?

Climate activists are increasingly seeking to disrupt sports in protest, but how effective is their civil disobedience?

Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2023

Climate protesters have blocked a Dutch highway to demand an end to big subsidies for fossil fuels

Several thousand climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday in anger at billions of euros in government subsidies for industries that use oil, coal and gas

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023

Introducing Cycling Rebellion, Extinction Rebellion's two-wheeled cousin

The nascent group aims to push for more cycling infrastructure across the UK - starting in Bournemouth

Cycling Weekly · Aug 22, 2023