Just Stop Oil activist group holds final march

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April 26, 2025 5:46PM ET


British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil held its final demonstration in London on Saturday, ending three years of high-profile climate protest stunts as they moved their focus away from civil disobedience. Several hundred supporters walked peacefully through the centre of the British capital, from parliament to the headquarters of oil and gas giant Shell, where they removed their familiar high-vis orange vests.

The group announced in March it would halt its headline-grabbing protests, arguing it had accomplished its initial aim of stopping Britain approving new oil and gas projects.

More than 3,000 Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested since it was founded in 2022 and 11 of them are currently in jail, including 58-year-old co-founder Roger Hallam. Five more are due to be sentenced in May.
Stunts by its activists included targeting Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting with tomato soup and daubing the historical landmark Stonehenge with orange paint powder.

They also disrupted theatre and sporting events, including tennis matches at Wimbledon. Over the years the action has drawn condemnation from politicians, police and some sections of the public. But officially the group claimed a victory after the UK Labour government halted new oil and gas exploration licences in the North Sea.

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