Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts

<p>Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists</p><p>Six environmental protesters were convicted after they were denied the ability to put a “reasonable excuse” defence or climate facts before the jury, despite these being afforded to other activists acquitted for taking part in the same demonstration.</p><p>After an eight-day trial at Southwark crown court in London, the six Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists <a href="https://juststopoil.org/2025/10/02/six-just-stop-oil-supporters-found-guilty-after-judge-denies-all-legal-defences-and-cps-denies-climate-crisis/">were found guilty of public nuisance</a>, which carries a maximum 10-year sentence, for climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022 to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects. They will be sentenced next month.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/05/just-stop-oil-protesters-convicted-after-being-denied-right-to-state-climate-facts">Continue reading...</a>