Overview

• Just Stop Oil is ceasing operations after the UK government, under the Labour Party, pledged to halt new oil and gas licenses, meeting the group’s primary demand.
• The group announced a final protest in London’s Parliament Square on April 26, 2025, marking the end of its three-year campaign.
• Over its campaign, Just Stop Oil used disruptive tactics such as blocking roads and defacing landmarks, resulting in over 3,300 arrests and harsher anti-protest laws in the UK.
• A new activist group, Youth Demand, formed by former Just Stop Oil members, has emerged to continue disruptive climate protests.
• Just Stop Oil plans to focus on supporting imprisoned activists and opposing restrictive protest laws as part of its ongoing advocacy efforts.