Scores of environmental activists will appear in court this week in one of the UK’s biggest legal crackdowns on climate protests. ‘Time is running out’: Extinction Rebellion activists on why they risked arrest Read moreMore than 80 people from around the country will go before judges at courts across London charged in relation to the peaceful civil disobedience protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) in April. “The brave XR activists taking nonviolent action to protect the planet on which we all depend for our survival shouldn’t be arrested and charged. The 30 defendants facing trial this week are charged with public order offences relating to the April protests. Hundreds, if not thousands, have already been charged having taken to the streets to express their anger.

Source: The Guardian September 30, 2019 16:32 UTC