Climate activists serving combined 41 years of jail time granted mass appeal hearing

SIXTEEN non-violent Just Stop Oil protesters handed draconian sentences since July have been granted an extraordinary mass hearing before the Court of Appeal next year, it was announced on Saturday.
The hearing on January 29 and 30 at the Royal Courts of Justice in London will examine four separate cases involving activists from the group. Key points of contention will include whether conscientious motivation should be considered a mitigating factor.
The outcome is anticipated to be a defining moment for protest rights in Britain.
More from this author

ELIZABETH SHORT recommends a bracing study of energy intensive AI and the race of such technology towards war profits

Hundreds travel to Birmingham to join ‘mega picket’ of striking refuse workers and supporters