66 h. ago Just Stop Oil activists who covered Stonehenge with orange powder are CLEARED of criminal damage after making human rights defence

Rajan Naidu, 74, student Niamh Lynch, 23, and Luke Watson, 36, were on trial accused of vandalising the world heritage site to protest against the use of fossil fuels.

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66 h. ago Three Just Stop Oil activists cleared over Stonehenge protest

Trio argued orange powder protest day before 2024 solstice was justified because of focus on climate emergency Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been cleared over a protest at Stonehenge during which orange powder was sprayed on to the prehistoric circle.Rajan Naidu, 74, Niamh Lynch, 23, and Luke Watson, 36, targeted Stonehenge the day before last year’s summer solstice. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Just Stop Oil activists who sprayed Stonehenge with orange powder cleared of criminal damage

They cited human rights law in their defence

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67 h. ago ‘No regrets’: activists who sprayed Stonehenge orange proud of ‘magic trick’

Just Stop Oil protesters say they knew action would not harm stones and law used to prosecute them was ‘insane’Over the years, Just Stop Oil activists have carried out headline-grabbing actions at sporting events, art galleries and motorways, but it was their protest at Stonehenge that attracted the most attention globally.As the trial of the three JSO activists who led the action ended with their acquittal, they described their pride at their “magic trick”, insisting it was a proportionate response to the climate emergency and criticising the “insane” law under which they were prosecuted. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Weigh up protest rights before deciding JSO verdicts, Stonehenge jury told

Three Just Stop Oil supporters are accused of using two fire extinguishers filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray Stonehenge.

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6 d. ago Just Stop Oil protester drove to Stonehenge in grandmother’s car, court told

Salisbury Crown Court heard Luke Watson, Rajan Naidu and Niamh Lynch targeted Stonehenge as part of a protest by the Just Stop Oil group.

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1 week ago Just Stop Oil protester who 'blasted orange powder at Stonehenge' said protest was supposed to appear 'spectacular', court hears

Rajan Naidu, 74, said that the canisters used to blast an orange powder were the same used in the Hindu festival of colour.

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1 week ago Footage shows moment Just Stop Oil protesters spray orange paint on Stonehenge, court hears

Footage of two Just Stop Oil protesters who spray painted Stonehenge with orange paint has been released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Tuesday (21 October).

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