A total of 16 JSO activists will seek to overturn sentences amounting to 41 years in prison for peaceful protest in a two-day hearing at the Court of Appeal. In an unusual move, appeals for the four ...

In mid-July 2019, peaceful protests began in Moscow ... Even in those cases where protesters may have committed an infraction, the sentences in these instances have been excessive.

One question asked during the last week is why those convicted for participating in non-violent protests have received higher prison sentences than those who are guilty of violent disorder. In ...

Over the next two days, the Court of Appeal will review the jail sentences imposed on 16 Just Stop Oil activists ... “To be jailed for up to five years for planning a peaceful protest over the UK’s ...