Celebrities Condemn Lengthy Sentences for Just Stop Oil Activists
Over 1,200 public figures call for urgent meeting with Attorney General, labeling the jail terms as disproportionate and unjust.
- Five activists received sentences of four to five years for non-violent protests disrupting the M25 in 2022.
- High-profile signatories include Rowan Williams, Chris Martin, Annie Lennox, and Philip Pullman.
- The sentences are described as the longest ever given for peaceful protest in the UK.
- UN human rights commissioner and various public figures have voiced concerns over the severity of the sentences.
- Calls for intervention have been directed at the Prime Minister and Attorney General.