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    Extinction Rebellion

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    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Farhana Yamin
      Direct action has a long and noble history

      Protesters disrupting sporting events are drawing lessons from the past

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Climate change
      Extinction Rebellion threatens ‘unprecedented’ disobedience in UK

      More than 40 green groups demand UK stops supporting fossil fuel industry ahead of major protest in capital

      Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion drop a huge banner reading ‘April 21st Unite To Survive’ from Westminster Bridge in January
    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Extinction Rebellion abandons disruptive climate protests in UK

      Environmental group says it will instead organise large public demonstrations

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      Lloyd's of London Ltd
      Lloyd’s of London shuts headquarters after fossil fuel protest

      Climate group Extinction Rebellion barricades one of City’s best-known buildings

      An Extinction Rebellion activist holds a smoke flare after unfurling a banner at the Lloyd’s of London building, London
    • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
      UK police
      Injunction granted against UK climate protesters

      National Highways wins ruling against activists who have been blocking M25 motorway

      Police officers speak to one another as protesters block an M25 junction
    • Friday, 3 September, 2021
      Henry Mance
      Extinction Rebellion may be annoying but it has a vital function

      Despite its missteps, the group reflects public concern about climate change

      Extinction Rebellion climate activists, wearing animal masks and business suits, protest in London.
    • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
      Music
      Why protest music is marching to a different beat

      Once seen as purely hedonistic, techno is now emerging as the sound of anti-authoritarian sentiment

    • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
      News in-depthUK police
      Wave of protests leaves UK police in an ‘invidious position’

      Caught between tough-talking ministers and human rights advocates, forces are struggling to get balance right

      Protests in Bristol
    • Sunday, 13 September, 2020
      News in-depth
      XR sees funding return as it tries to find its feet back on streets

      Coronavirus forced climate group into ‘hibernation’ and donations slowed

    • Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
      Frederick Studemann
      Street protesters need to embrace their inner bureaucrat

      Why demonstrators need to embark on a long march through government

      2AYXB07 Cambridge, UK. 17th February 2020. Extinction Rebellion protesters dig up Trinity College lawn as part of protests over ties between colleges and fossil fuel industry. Cam News/Alamy Live News
    • Friday, 13 December, 2019
      FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
      You win some, you glue some: how Extinction Rebellion got stuck

      The climate protesters must avoid being seen as just one more nuisance for disrupted commuters

    • Saturday, 30 November, 2019
      LexFT charity appeal
      Extinction crisis: born to rewild

      Animals need local cultural and economic value for conservationists to win arguments

      The magnificent mountain gorilla has recovered – just – from only 250 individuals in Virunga National Park in 1981 to over 600 today
    • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
      London-wide police ban on Extinction Rebellion protest ruled illegal

      Metropolitan Police now face threat of being sued for wrongful imprisonment by those arrested

      Protesters shout slogans as they block the road during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration at Bank, in the City of London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
    • Friday, 25 October, 2019
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Leaderless rebellion: how social media enables global protests

      From Hong Kong to Chile activists have used technology to stay ahead of the authorities

      An anti-government protester holds a tear gas canister during a protest in Hong Kong, China October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1AF579FF20
    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      Metropolitan Police Service UK
      Extinction Rebellion protests put ‘horrendous strain’ on London police

      Policing demonstrations has stretched budgets and hit other investigations, commissioner says

      Environmental protestors face police on Lambeth bridge in central London Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Environmental activists were set to block roads leading to Britain's Parliament, rear, in an attempt to disrupt the heart of government. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
    • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
      Legal challenge to climate protest ban filed at London court

      Application states police move contravenes Extinction Rebellion members’ human rights

      Image ©Licensed to i-Images Picture Agency. 16/10/2019. London, United Kingdom. Emergency Peoples Assembly. Extinction Rebellion activists gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose a Met Police "ban" on their "autumn uprising" protests in London. Picture by Gustavo Valiente / i-Images
    • Tuesday, 15 October, 2019
      Extinction Rebellion in bid to reverse ban on London demos

      Climate campaigners’ protests continue as they seek judicial review of Met action

      A protester sits on the wall around the Houses of Parliament as he demonstrates during Extinction Rebellion protest in London, Britain October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
    • Monday, 14 October, 2019
      Climate change
      Climate protesters take ‘October Revolution’ to City of London

      Extinction Rebellion highlights impact of financial sector on ‘ecological emergency’

      Protesters block the road in front of the Bank of England in the City of London, during an Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate change protest. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday October 14, 2019. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Protests. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
    • Friday, 11 October, 2019
      Donations pour in as Extinction Rebellion goes global

      Radiohead, Emma Thompson and Getty heiress join crowdfunding surge

      TOPSHOT - Protesters in costume gather at Marble Arch in London at an opening ceremony to mark the beginning of the International Rebellion on October 6, 2019, an event organised by Extinction Rebellion. - Extinction Rebellion climate protesters are planning to bring disruption to 60 cities around the world from Monday in a fortnight of civil disobedience, warning of an environmental "apocalypse". (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
    • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
      Climate change
      Boris Johnson attacks climate change protesters blocking streets

      Prime minister urges ‘unco-operative crusties’ to abandon ‘hemp-smelling bivouacs’

      Police officers speak with an Extinction Extinction Rebellion protester at Whitehall, London, Britain, October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
    • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
      Climate change
      Extinction Rebellion holding demos all over the world

      ‘Flooded prison cells’

    • Monday, 7 October, 2019
      Climate change protesters block major central London roads

      Demonstration by Extinction Rebellion repeated in dozens of cities around the world

      Police hold a climate change protester in Westminster on Monday
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