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Activists gather to support ­'Barclays 7' women who broke windows at bank’s headquarters

Climate activists want to draw attention to Barclays’ role as the UK and Europe’s largest fossil fuel investor – and their tactics were inspired by the suffragettes’ window smashing protests of 1911 and 1912

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Climate change protesters who smashed Barclays bank HQ windows ‘could face jail’ after being convicted of criminal damage

Judge Milne KC said ‘all options’ have to be considered before adjourning the sentencing to January 27 next year at the same court

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

Climate protesters found guilty of criminal damage at Barclays headquarters

Seven women were convicted at Southwark Crown Court on Monday over the incident on April 7 last year.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022