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DoomsdaysCW<p>TY to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@RadicalAnthro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RadicalAnthro</span></a></span> for making me aware of this!</p><p>Five <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25</p><p>Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonviolent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> after being convicted of conspiracy to cause <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicNuisance</span></a></p><p>Damien Gayle<br>Thu 18 Jul 2024 12.47 EDT</p><p>"Gethin, who offered her own comments in mitigation, said: 'I want to remind the court once more that my reasons for taking action were not beliefs or opinions. Earth’s life-support systems are breaking down due to human activities, whether we believe it or not.</p><p>"'These are not beliefs or opinions and feeling strongly that this is wrong is greatly understandable, I would argue. I deeply regret that this action was necessary … I maintain that it was necessary and I stand by my actions as the most effective option available to me.'</p><p>"Supporters of the defendants expressed outrage at the sentences, which came after a two-week trial in which the judge denied them any of the defences in law for causing a public nuisance.</p><p>"Hehir ruled that the jury should not take into account evidence about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a>, which the defendants wanted to point to as the key motivation behind their actions, and which they said provided them with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReasonableExcuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReasonableExcuse</span></a> for them."</p><p>Read more:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/18/five-just-stop-oil-supporters-jailed-over-protest-that-blocked-m25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/2024/jul/18/five-just-stop-oil-supporters-jailed-over-protest-that-blocked-m25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BiodiversityNecessityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityNecessityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeProtestGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeProtestGroups</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateNecessityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateNecessityDefense</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"Militant groups like Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil are using criminal tactics to create mayhem and hold the public and workers to ransom without fear of consequence," Lord Walney said.</p><p>Um, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigCorporations</span></a>, especially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a>, have been holding THE PLANET and ALL LIFE FORMS to ransom without consequence! Why doesn't the UK (and all the other countries) criminalize ECOCIDE?!!</p><p>'Extreme' protest groups face ban under proposal</p><p>Harry Farley<br>May 11, 2024</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> groups such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> could be banned in a similar way to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorist</span></a> organisations, under a proposal from the government’s adviser on political violence.</p><p>"An upcoming report from Lord Walney, which BBC News has seen extracts of, will recommend a new category for proscribing '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeProtestGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeProtestGroups</span></a>'.</p><p>"It defines these as those which routinely use criminal tactics to try to achieve their aims.</p><p>"The sanctions could restrict a group's ability to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fundraise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraise</span></a> and its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAssembly</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.</p><p>"The Home Office said ministers would consider the recommendations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2qv7425gvwo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c2qv7425</span><span class="invisible">gvwo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a></p>
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