Contempt, gagging and UN intervention: inside the UK's wildest climate trial

Prosecution of five Just Stop Oil activists over M25 protest led to chaotic scenes in court and concerns about 'judicial persecution'As part of his role as UN rapporteur for environmental defenders, Michel Forst has been watching proceedings against climate activists at courts across Europe.But he may not have seen anything like what unfolded at Southwark crown court in London over the past two and a half weeks, where five Just Stop Oil activists were convicted for conspiring to cause gridlock on the M25 in November 2022. Continue reading...