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Government suffers defeats in Lords over controversial protest crackdown

There was drama in the upper chamber when eco-activists disturbed proceedings to demonstrate against the Public Order Bill.

The Independent UK

Protesters removed from House of Lords as peers debate controversial laws

The group of around 12 were escorted out of the public gallery by doorkeepers and security staff.

The Independent UK

Braverman urges Lords to back ‘proper penalties’ for disruptive protesters

The Public Order Bill is aimed at curbing the guerrilla tactics used by groups like Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.

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Russian Antarctic vessel docks in South Africa as green groups protest

A Russian research vessel which has been prospecting for oil and natural gas in the Antarctic docked in South Africa on Saturday following protests by green campaigners who say its operations in the region violate a treaty banning mineral exploration.

Reuters

Climate activists block main road into The Hague

Hundreds of climate activists have blocked one of the main roads into The Hague, defying attempts to prevent their protest that have sparked concerns about restrictions on the right to demonstrate

The Independent UK

Lords can stop police getting pre-emptive protest ban rights, Green peer says

Labour must whip its benches to vote against controversial proposed powers, says Jenny Jones

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion throw black paint over Michael Gove’s London office

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria

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Michael Gove's office splattered with black paint amid protest

BLACK paint has been poured over the walls of Michael Gove's office building after protesters voiced their opposition to the UK's first new coal…

The National (Scotland)

Extinction Rebellion activists pour black paint outside Gove’s office

Protest held over levelling up secretary’s decision to approve new coalmine in Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

The police don’t need powers to further curtail our right to protest. Just teach them the law

These measures are born of culture wars rather than the need to balance the freedom to disrupt with maintenance of order, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak accused of trying to pass 'pointless' new laws to curb disruptive protests

Labour leader Keir Starmer said police already have the powers to tackle groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, and called on No10 to talk to chief constables to clarify what they can do

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak backs tougher police powers to shut down protests before they get disruptive

Outrage from civil liberties groups over fresh attempt to curb ‘guerrilla’ tactics

The Independent UK

Police may be able to intervene before protests become too disruptive

The Public Order Bill is aimed at curbing the guerrilla tactics used by groups like Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.

The Independent UK

Women arrested after protest against Santos sponsoring Tour Down Under cycling race

Two women in their 60s are arrested in Adelaide's CBD after gluing themselves to a pile of bicycles on a city street in protest against Santos being the major sponsor of the Tour Down Under cycling race.

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Extinction Rebellion says 'we quit' – why radical eco-activism has a short shelf life

The protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has released a statement with the clickbait headline “We Quit”. Dashing the hopes of climate denialists everywhere, the group is not shutting up shop (yet), it is merely changing tactics. XR is keeping its options open, saying there is “a controversial resolution to temporarily…

Bristol Post

Extinction Rebellion says members won't be gluing themselves to public places in 2023

The group says it is its 'new year's resolution'

The New Daily

Extinction Rebellion in Australia could shift tactics to encourage ‘greater participation’

Australian branches of the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion could shift tactics in light of an announcement from UK division that it will temporarily stop engaging in acts of civil disobedience.

The Independent UK

UK climate group calls temporary halt to disruptive protests

The U.K. division of climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion says its activists will temporarily stop blocking busy roads, gluing themselves to buildings and engaging in other disruptive acts of civil disobedience because such methods have not achieved their desired effects

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The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion to ‘shift away from public disruption’ after year of divisive protests

Climate group says it will temporarily stop using public disruption as ‘primary tactic’

Reuters

Extinction Rebellion UK to halt disruptive protests

The British arm of the Extinction Rebellion environmental group said on Sunday it would take a break from acts of public disruption in order to bring more people on board its campaign for urgent action to counter climate change.

Daily Mirror

Extinction Rebellion vow to stop protests that disrupt public in New Year's resolution

The climate group, which uses radical protesting tactics such as blockading traffic and spray painting buildings, said “very little has changed – emissions continue to rise and our planet is dying at an accelerated rate"

The National (Scotland)

Extinction Rebellion to temporarily 'shift away' from disruptive public protests

CLIMATE change protest group Extinction Rebellion has announced that it will "temporarily shift away from public disruption as a primary…

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion announces move away from disruptive tactics

Climate protest group says temporary shift will ‘prioritise relationships over roadblocks’

Evening Standard

Animal Rebellion activists film dogs in captivity

Animal Rebellion activists have filmed themselves breaking into an animal testing facility to free more than a dozen beagles. The group, aligned with eco-warriors Extinction Rebellion, can be seen using a saw to cut through a security gate at the MBR facility in Wyton, Cambridgeshire at 5am on Tuesday. One…

Evening Standard

Watch: Moment protesters are removed from Salt Bae’s Knightsbridge restaurant

Environmental activists were physically removed from Salt Bae's Knightsbridge steakhouse by staff after a protest at the venue. Demonstrators from Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, entered Nusr-Et in the upmarket central London district on Saturday evening and sat at empty tables. Shortly before 7pm, and to the applause…

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