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(FILE PHOTO) Supporters of the climate group Just Stop Oil UK have announced after three years of protests, they are ending their campaign of civil resistance with until a final protest in Parliament Square on 26 April,2025. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Protestors wearing head cages pose outside the Royal Courts of Justice during a protest by environmental campaign group "Just Stop Oil" on January 29, 2025 in London, England. The unprecedented mass hearing by the UK Court of Appeal will consider the convictions of sixteen Just Stop Oil (JSO) campaigners who have been jailed for climate protest actions in four separate cases, resulting in combined prison sentences of over 41 years. The UK has been criticized by human rights watchdogs over it's increasing crackdown and criminalization of climate activism. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Is Just Stop Oil actually over - or is something more extreme on the horizon?

UK 12 hours ago By Danny Rigg

(Picture: Jamie Lowe/Just Stop Oil)

Just Stop Oil charged for disrupting West End show starring Sigourney Weaver

UK January 29, 2025 By Danny Rigg

Just Stop Oil protester, 77, recalled to jail because wrists too small for a tag

Just Stop Oil protester, 77, recalled to jail because her wrists are too small for a tag

UK December 21, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

Van Gogh paintings targeted again after two activists are jailed for soup stunt

UK September 28, 2024 By Tom Sanders

just stop oil block m25

Just Stop Oil protesters receive record jail terms for disrupting M25

UK July 18, 2024 By Jasper King

National raids on Just Stop Oil supporters planning to disrupt summer holidays

National raids on Just Stop Oil supporters planning to disrupt summer holidays

UK June 28, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

Climate change protestors with smoke bombs storm 18th green at PGA Tour event

Sport June 24, 2024 By Chris Davie

Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge. Captured June 21st 2024.

Stonehenge summer solstice is so beautiful it must be seen to be believed

UK June 22, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

JSO paint private jets orange JSO

Just Stop Oil cover planes in paint ‘hours after Taylor Swift’s private jet arrived’

UK June 20, 2024 By Tom Sanders

Screen grab taken from handout video of Just Stop Oil protesters spraying an orange substance on Stonehenge. Picture date: Wednesday June 19, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Stonehenge. Photo credit should read: Just Stop Oil/PA Wire

Stonehenge damaged after being covered in orange spray paint by Just Stop Oil

UK June 19, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

Irritating protesters try to spoil world's most eligible bachelor's wedding

UK June 7, 2024 By Brooke Davies

In this photo provided by Just Stop Oil on Friday, May 10, 2024, two activist Judy Bruce, a retired biology teacher and Reverend Sue Parfitt, foreground as they target the protective enclosure around the historic Magna Carta document with a hammer at the British Library, in London. Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library. Minor damage was caused to the reinforced box but the historic document was unscathed. (Just Stop Oil via AP)

Two women in their 80s charged for trying to smash Magna Carta's display case

UK May 11, 2024 By Brooke Davies

Driver smashed up Asda lorry after suffering road rage from oil protesters

UK March 13, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Demonstrator protesting against development of new fossil fuels

I really fancied my date. Then he started talking about Just Stop Oil

Lifestyle May 25, 2024 By Anonymous

Judge puts Just Stop Oil protester in her place over 9,000-mile trip to India

UK November 3, 2023 By Siba Jackson

Jonny Bairstow of England carries off a Just Stop Oil protestor who has run onto the pitch (centre) England v Australia, The Ashes, 2nd Test, Day One, LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Series, Cricket, Lords, London, UK - 28 Jun 2023 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kieran McManus/Shutterstock (13984807m)

'If Just Stop Oil were football fans their sentence wouldn't be nearly as lenient'

Letters October 26, 2023 By Letters Editor

Activists spray paint skeleton replica of the world's biggest ever dinosaur

UK October 27, 2023 By Brooke Davies

Just Stop Oil granny, 76, tells judge why she climbed M25 gantry during protest

UK October 24, 2023 By Tom Sanders

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kieran McManus/Shutterstock (13984807ed) Just stop oil protestors run onto the field of play and throw orange powder before being stopped by England captain Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow England v Australia, The Ashes, 2nd Test, Day One, LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Series, Cricket, Lords, London, UK - 28 Jun 2023

Just Stop Oil activists who stormed England Ashes Test at Lord's avoid jail

UK October 24, 2023 By Liam Coleman

Strictly's 'security boosted' over threat of Just Stop Oil protest

TV October 23, 2023 By Danni Scott