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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: RODGER BOSCH / AFP Hoping to win hearts and minds with humour, Extinction Rebellion protesters pose as “fossil fuel vampires” preying on Mother Earth outside an oil producers’ conference on Tuesday, in the South African city of Cape Town. The campaigners […]

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Africa’s week in pictures: 4-10 October 2024

Protesters from activist group Extinction Rebellion yesterday (8 October) occupied the lobby of Havas’ London offices, releasing a set of balloons to the ceiling as they slammed the agency’s contract with Shell. Protestors also played songs such as ‘Shell Kills’ to the tune of Dolly Parton’s Jolene, while other activists stayed outside the building distributing messages to staff. Havas took on Shell’s media buying account in September 2023, a mo…

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Havas again occupied by Extinction Rebellion activists

Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg

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Africa Oil Week: Mantashe slams “foreign-funded” activists

Extinction Rebellion activists who took action in defence of life, known as the “Worley Three,” have been found guilty of causing £6,000 in “damages” for their peaceful protest at the offices of multinational corporation Worley. It was over the so-called EACOP project. Sentencing will take place on 14 November. Charged with taking a stand against climate and community wrecking EACOP The action involved washable fake oil and chalk spray, designed…

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First Just Stop Oil, now Extinction Rebellion activists found GUILTY over PEACEFUL protest

The police lawfully used the water cannon during demonstrations by Extinction Rebellion (XR) on the A12 in September last year. This was concluded by the Public Prosecution Service after an investigation. The officers involved will not be prosecuted. Last year, the climate activists of Extinction Rebellion blocked the A12 in The Hague for 27 days in a row. Three activists filed a complaint of assault by one or more police officers due to the use…

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Public Prosecution Service: Water cannon correctly used at XR protests on A12

Against mass tourism, pollution and capitalism, piracy is never over ~ from Contre Attaque ~  On Saturday, September 21, 12 kayaks blocked access to the port of Marseille; three cruise ships and a ferry were blocked for hours by the flotilla, off the southern French coast. Around 7am, the AIDAstella ship had to turn around, as the kayaks had positioned themselves to prevent it from entering the port. It is a ship with a capacity of two thousand …

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Marseille: Kayak flotilla blocks cruise ships

Email: press@extinctionrebellion.ukPhone: +44(0)7756136396Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Media Assets | Donate A five-day Crown Court trial begins next week (Monday 30 September) against three Extinction Rebellion activists for a principled protest that allegedly caused £6,020 in ‘damages’. The protest...

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‘Disproportionate’ prosecution of climate protectors in London as crackdown on protesters ramps up in Uganda

Email: press@extinctionrebellion.ukPhone: +44(0)7756136396Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Media Assets | Donate A five-day Crown Court trial begins next week (Monday 30 September) against three Extinction Rebellion activists for a principled protest that allegedly caused £6,020 in ‘damages’. The protest involved the use of washable, fake oil and chalk spray on the offices of petro-engineering multinational firm Worley in Brentford, Middlesex. […

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‘Disproportionate’ prosecution of climate protectors in London as crackdown on protesters ramps up in Uganda - Extinction Rebellion UK

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The environmental campaign group sent a letter to bosses of UK-based insurance firms as it prepares to stage a week of protests targeting offices.

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Extinction Rebellion urges insurers to stop covering fossil fuel projects

An ultimatum letter from Extinction Rebellion has landed in the inboxes of senior executives at all the UK-based insurance companies who continue to insure climate breakdown. The letter warns: “Make a pledge to get out of new oil, coal and gas – or face actions and protests”. It comes as the group said it will be targeting the City of London again. Thousands of ordinary members of the public supporting Extinction Rebellion’s Insure Our Survival …

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Extinction Rebellion is planning to cause chaos in the City of London again

Last month, I was able to join an excellent community gathering on mutual aid hosted by Social Justice PolitiCorps and Sacramento LGBT Community Center. We met at the Marsha P. Johnson community center in South Sacramento for the Mutual Aid...

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