Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion are a climate change protest group, who have held a series of disruptive protests to raise awareness of climate change.

During a two-week period in April 2019, the group had over 1,000 people arrested as they blocked roads, stood on trains and glued themselves to the front of key buildings.

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Greta Thunberg was detained twice

Greta Thunberg detained twice by Dutch police at protest in The Hague

Eco-protesters stormed five offices across London

Eco-zealots storm London's Walkie Talkie building as they march through City over insurance for oil projects

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XR and Just Stop Oil millionaire donor: radical tactics are counterproductive for climate cause

Extinction Rebellion wrote: "Banners dropped & fake oil poured from giant cola bottles in protest #CutTheTies to #fossilfuels"

Extinction Rebellion stunt targets London Fashion Week red carpet and 'world's biggest plastic polluter' Coca-Cola

Eco mob cause UK fuel shortage due to protests

Eco mob cause UK fuel shortage as one in three petrol stations in the South close

Extinction Rebellion will block UK oil refineries

Extinction Rebellion to block UK oil refineries as petrol hits £2 a litre at London pumps

Extinction Rebellion protestors have blocked the entrance to the Scottish Home Office

Extinction Rebellion block entrance to Glasgow Home Office over Borders Bill anger

At least 13 protestors have been arrested

Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested over Black Friday Amazon blockade

Jame Brown glued himself to a plane in protest.

Court jails star Paralympian for gluing himself to plane

Police remove and arrest protesters XR protesters in London

Over 500 arrests during Extinction Rebellion protests in London

Matt Twist told LBC about the difficulties around policing Extinction Rebellion protesters

XR comes unstuck: Met reveals 81 protesters unglued by officers during demos

XR Protesters are demonstrating against WWF

Extinction Rebellion protesters target WWF headquarters in latest demonstration

Climate activists have blockaded Arla Foods' Aylesbury distribution centre

Animal rights group blockades largest dairy factory in UK

Police made a number of arrests throughout the week.

Over 300 arrests made in first week of Extinction Rebellion protests

XR protesters at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London.

XR protesters glue themselves to railings inside Science Museum and 'refuse to leave'

Animal Rebellion protesters at Smithfield market, taking part in an Animal Rights March, as part of Extinction Rebellion's UK Rebellion.

'Meat is murder': Hundreds of people protest against animal cruelty in London

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