Yes, five years in jail is too harsh, but the Just Stop Oil Five shouldn’t have done it The urgent needs of the road users they held up were ignored during this climate crusade The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024
‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences Michel Forst, UN special rapporteur, joins growing chorus of voices criticising jail terms handed to five defendants The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
Climate Protestors Sentenced to Jail for Blocking Major Roadway in Britain Organizers of the highway obstruction will spend years in jail for their anything-but-peaceful protest. Reason · Jul 19, 2024
Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest Lengthy prison sentences have been imposed on five Just Stop Oil activists for coordinating direct action on the M25, the main ring road around London. For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times. The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024
Just Stop Oil Co-Founder Jailed For 5 Years After 2022 M25 Protest That Affected Over 500K Vehicles Many of those who have supported the movement have shown concern over the court's decision to imprison the protesters. International Business Times UK · Jul 19, 2024
Just Stop Oil jail terms raise questions over harsh treatment of protesters Lengthy prison sentences seen by many as heavy-handed and prompt comparisons with other offences The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
Just Stop Oil founder jailed for record five years over M25 motorway protest Sentences for five demonstrators exceed those given to Dartford Crossing climate activists last year The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024
Just Stop Oil founder Roger Hallam handed longest-ever jail sentence for peaceful protest over M25 chaos Roger Hallam handed five-year sentence while four others are jailed for four years Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024
Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25 Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
Contempt, gagging and UN intervention: inside the UK’s wildest climate trial Prosecution of five Just Stop Oil activists over M25 protest led to chaotic scenes in court and concerns about ‘judicial persecution’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Just Stop Oil activists found guilty of conspiring to block M25 traffic Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin face long sentences after verdict The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Climate protest trial turns to chaos as defendants defy court rules Accused speak out of turn about climate threat and challenge judge who orders jury to leave The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
Climate activists on trial for blocking of M25 defy court to address jurors Roger Hallam and Daniel Shaw ignore cross-examination to speak about dangers of climate breakdown The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Climate protest accused defies judge to give hours-long speech in court Jury sent out three times during address by Roger Hallam, who is on trial for alleged role in organising M25 blockade The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024 M25 protest recruiter called for ‘biggest disruption in modern UK history’, court hears Case opens against five people alleged to have recruited and organised activists to climb gantries along motorway
The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024 Extinction Rebellion co-founder avoids jail term for drone action near Heathrow Roger Hallam and two other activists given suspended sentences at Isleworth crown court in London
Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2024 Extinction Rebellion co-founder spared jail over conspiracy to close Heathrow Roger Hallam and other eco-activists wanted backing for the protest, launched under the name Heathrow Pause, to go viral, the court heard previously
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Extinction Rebellion co-founder ‘plotted to ground Heathrow traffic with drones’ Roger Hallam said the aim of the September 2019 protest was to ‘close Heathrow for the foreseeable future’, the jury said.
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023 Just Stop Oil plan to stop more London cars than ever in biggest protest yet The new ‘slow march’ is planned for later this month
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023 MPs hit the DJ decks as Starmer is the toast of town More Keir-themed cocktails as shadow cabinet prepare karaoke numbers
The Guardian - UK · Sep 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
Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2023 Just Stop Oil plans week of chaos to jam law courts with protester cases Roger Hallam has called on activists to carry out slow marches in London for seven days – and defy any police attempts to stop them
The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023 Why strike action is climate action Taking strike action is difficult. Some difficulties are obvious: sacrificing my pay as a lecturer creates immediate financial difficulties. Other difficulties are more hidden, like the pervasive anxiety of a strike day as emails roll in.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Extinction Rebellion co-founder cleared of further charge in paint-throwing case Roger Hallam and four other protesters have been cleared of a criminal damage charge in an ongoing trial at Wood Green Crown Court.
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023 Extinction Rebellion co-founder cleared of one charge over paint-throwing stunt Several activists were acquitted of charges in relation to throwing paint over charity buildings in 2020, but the jury is still out on other counts.