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Christian climate protesters including retired vicar convicted for Bath Abbey protest

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Christian climate protesters including retired vicar convicted for Bath Abbey protest

A retired Church of England vicar and three Christian climate activists have been convicted of aggravated trespass. This is after they dropped a huge banner saying “Don’t Crucify Creation” from the tower of Bath Abbey. They’ve accused church officials of prioritising tourism over planetary breakdown and billions of deaths. They were part of a national day of action on September 13, 2025, by Christian Climate Action (CCA). The group called on the Church of England to speak out more clearly and persistently about the Climate and Nature Emergency and the existential threat to people and all life on Earth. The activists…

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In pictures: London Irish embassy protest vs Ireland-Israel football matches

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In pictures: London Irish embassy protest vs Ireland-Israel football matches

Yesterday, 15 July 2026, the London Irish Brigade held a protest outside Ireland’s embassy against the planned Ireland-Israel matches in the UEFA Nations League. The October 2026 fixtures will be held, after the Irish FA voted this month in favour of proceeding, in Hungary and, behind closed doors, in Serbia. Irish football fans, outraged at the idea of playing sport against a genocidal apartheid colony, have been protesting against the fixtures for months. And last night, Irish people living in London took the ‘Stop the Game’ protest loudly to their own embassy: https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/london-irish-embassy-hb-1.mp4 Organiser Frank Glynn explained some of the background: https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Glynn-Stop-Game-Embassy-hb.mp4…

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‘Sunbathers’ protest new oil outside Parliament amidst heatwave

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‘Sunbathers’ protest new oil outside Parliament amidst heatwave

Campaigners from Fossil Free London protested new oil and gas in Parliament Square on 7 July as the third heatwave of the summer hits London. They wore matching red swimming costumes and lay on white towels, imitating popular media images of beachgoers in hot weather. Each sunbather waved a ‘Stop Rosebank’ fan and behind them a large banner read ‘No New Oil & Gas’. The protest comes as the UK just experienced its hottest June ever. And uncertainty lingers over whether Andy Burnham will approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea oil fields once he becomes prime minister. Heatwave after heatwave…

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‘Don’t burn em’ Burnham!’ campaigners protest new oil outside parliament

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‘Don’t burn em’ Burnham!’ campaigners protest new oil outside parliament

Campaigners from Fossil Free London challenged prime minister elect Andy Burnham in a protest outside parliament on 2 July. Uncertainty lingers over whether he will approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea oil fields once he enters No.10. People held flame cut-outs and stood behind a banner reading ‘Fossil Fuels? Andy, Don’t Burn ’em!’. Others held placards that read ‘Stop Rosebank’, ‘Stop Jackdaw’ and ‘Stop North Sea Drilling’. The Burnham protest comes just after the UK endured a record-breaking heatwave. It closed hundreds of schools, as this June became the hottest the UK has ever seen. Scientists stress this extreme heat…

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Exclusive: Unite tells Community members ‘cancel fuel poverty protest with Greenpeace’

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Exclusive: Unite tells Community members ‘cancel fuel poverty protest with Greenpeace’

Unite Community (UC), set up by then-general secretary Len McCluskey, is the Unite union’s section for unwaged people — and Unite’s most politically active. But members and officials feel marginalised by new general secretary Sharon Graham. They resent the union’s interference in their political activities, and have now been told they can’t participate in a climate protest. Probably because of who created it, and its campaigning focus, ‘workplace-only’ Graham was planning to wind down Unite Community and merge it with the retired members’ section. Graham U-turned on the plan after Skwawkbox exposed it — but the interference continues. Graham is currently…

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Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

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Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

On Saturday 27 June 2026, Zara Aleena’s family, friends and supporters will gather at Valentines Park, Ilford, to Walk Zara Home. It’s an annual silent vigil in Zara’s memory, and a protest against male violence. Zara Aleena was murdered as she walked home in Ilford on 26 June 2022. She was 35 years old. She was a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and aspiring solicitor. The walk starts at 1.30pm from the Bethell Avenue entrance of Valentines Park, Ilford, IG1 4UX. Please wear white as a sign of remembrance, solidarity and peace. The annual Walk Zara Home vigil is a moment…

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Jury refuses to convict Palestine activists over arms firm raid

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Jury refuses to convict Palestine activists over arms firm raid

Hung jury in case of four protesters who raided Wolverhampton arms factory said to produce “military aircraft parts for Israel” After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury at Birmingham crown court has failed to reach a verdict over whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory. Iain Evans, Hana-Yun Stevens, Frank Sherman, and Hisham Alkhamezi were each accused of criminal damage at a factory owned by Moog, a US aerospace firm, in Wolverhampton. During the trial, the jury saw footage from helicopters and CCTV cameras which showed the defendants crashing through the site’s front gate and…

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Raise the Colours’ Ryan Bridge bailed after assault at protest

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Raise the Colours’ Ryan Bridge bailed after assault at protest

Ryan Bridge, the co-founder of Operation Raise the Colours, has been arested and bailed on suspicion of assault. Bridge, alongside hundreds of others, attended a ‘Stop the Boats’ protest in Brighton on Saturday 14 June where there were counter-protestors supporting Carnival Against Fascism. Birmingham Live shared a statement from Sussex Police confirming: A 44-year-old man from Worcestershire was arrested on suspicion of common assault. He has been conditionally bailed until 14 July. The newspaper also published that Ryan Bridge had shared he was arrested in a video circulating online. In it, he’s wearing a t-shirt with blood on it. Speaking on the…

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Palestine Action ban to stay in place as courts rule human rights protest is ‘terrorism’

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Palestine Action ban to stay in place as courts rule human rights protest is ‘terrorism’

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s appeal against the High Court’s ruling that the ‘terrorism’ ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. The appeals court decided that the ban was a proportionate infringement on UK human rights and did not exceed the government’s powers. Palestine Action The judge reading out the decision based this judgment on the home secretary being better placed than the courts to decide what was needed – an anti-judicial coup carried out by judges, effectively. The interference of pro-Israel groups in the decision to ban the direct action group was ignored.…

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Breaking: protest shuts down Waterloo ahead of Filton ‘terror’ sentencing

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Breaking: protest shuts down Waterloo ahead of Filton ‘terror’ sentencing

Protesters say they have shut down London’s Waterloo station in a protest against the Starmer regime’s plan to sentence anti-genocide protesters as terrorists: View this post on Instagram A post shared by غريب بين الغرباء (@solidarity.diary) Starmer regime — Rigged system The jury at the first trial refused to convict any of the six defendants on any of the state’s charges relating to damage to an Israeli-owned weapons factory. This was after police and security guards’ claims didn’t match CCTV evidence. At the retrial, security service-linked judge Jeremy Johnson banned any mention of the fact that the activists carried out their…

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Students occupy Gherkin foyer in protest against fossil gas insurance

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Students occupy Gherkin foyer in protest against fossil gas insurance

Activists occupied the Gherkin’s foyer in protest against insurance company Swiss Re’s refusal to rule out liquefied natural gas projects in the Coral Triangle on international Coral Triangle Day. Protesters chanted: “Protect our oceans, protect our future!” and “Swiss Re, you can’t hide, don’t insure this ecocide!” The Coral Triangle spans much of South East Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. When the protesters tried to deliver a letter to Swiss Re, they were refused. Security guards man-handled young people and dragged a scientist participating in the protest to the revolving door, where…

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Heathrow Five lose appeal against convictions for planning protest that never happened

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Heathrow Five lose appeal against convictions for planning protest that never happened

Five Just Stop Oil supporters who have served prison sentences of up to 15 months for planning an action at Heathrow airport that never took place have had their convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal. Rosa Hicks, Adam Beard, Sean O’Callaghan, Sally Davidson and Hannah Schafer were among eight Just Stop Oil supporters convicted of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance after standing trial before Judge Duncan at Isleworth Crown Court in March 2025. A ninth supporter was acquitted and another pleaded guilty before trial. Of the nine convicted, five were given jail terms of up to 15 months, while…

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Breaking: Swiss court shames UK by refusing to criminalise anti-genocide protest

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Breaking: Swiss court shames UK by refusing to criminalise anti-genocide protest

A court in Geneva has confirmed that peaceful opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is a legitimate right. As Palestinian exile Muzna Shihabi notes, the landmark decision:  Acknowledges that a genocide is underway.  Rules that nothing justifies sanctioning peaceful activists.  Confirms that freedom of expression protects non-violent civil disobedience and that repressing these mobilizations is incompatible with democracy. A lesson for the genocide-enabling Starmer government and its war on free speech and peaceful protest, as respondents are already noting: @Keir_Starmer @YvetteCooperMP Imagine how it must feel to finish your day in the knowledge that your actions let you sleep with a…

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Arsenal crowned champions as fans protest sponsor Deel

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Arsenal crowned champions as fans protest sponsor Deel

Arsenal’s champions parade on 30 June saw thousands of supporters take to the streets of London, celebrating their club’s triumphant Premier League victory. After clinching their first league title in 22 years, Arsenal fans flooded Islington to celebrate. Four open-top buses paraded the players and trophy as supporters cheered wildly. However, not all fans were there for these festivities. It presented an opportunity for others to protest the club’s new sponsor, Deel. The sponsor’s co-founder has shown public support for Israel during its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Moreover, the club attracted further criticism when it dismissed long-serving kitman Mark Bonnick…

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Columbia activists protest Israel president’s commencement speech

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Columbia activists protest Israel president’s commencement speech

Approximately 40 Columbia University activists protested outside the Jewish Theological Seminary on May 19th as Israel President Isaac Herzog delivered a virtual commencement address. Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered a virtual address at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s 2026 commencement May 19, calling for stronger ties between the Jewish diaspora and Israel as dozens of protesters gathered outside to denounce his involvement.https://t.co/6OZVRwoOcF — Columbia Daily Spectator (@ColumbiaSpec) May 29, 2026 According to Columbia Daily Spectator: Herzog had originally planned to speak in person, but JTS announced May 14 that he would instead deliver a prerecorded address due to unspecified circumstances that prevented his travel…

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Ireland fans protest ‘unconscionable’ Israel fixture during Qatar match

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Ireland fans protest ‘unconscionable’ Israel fixture during Qatar match

Irish football supporters in Dublin interrupted the national team’s match against Qatar by throwing Palestine-themed tennis balls on the pitch. The fans were protesting at the Football Association of Ireland’s (FAI) disgraceful refusal to call off the team’s October Nations League fixture against the abomination that is so-called ‘Israel’. Supporters threw the balls on two occasions during the first half, resulting in the referee pausing the match. The protesters had decorated the balls with the Palestine flag and wrote: “Stop the game”. In an Instagram post, League of Ireland Fans for Palestine explained the intention was to: …send a strong message…

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Ireland fans interrupt game in protest of upcoming Israel match

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Ireland fans interrupt game in protest of upcoming Israel match

The friendly match between the Republic of Ireland national football team and the Qatar national team on Thursday evening turned into a platform for public protest against the anticipated match against Israel in the UEFA Nations League. Irish fans threw soft tennis balls bearing the Palestinian flag onto the pitch in the 10th and 20th minutes, prompting the referee to temporarily suspend the match amidst an atmosphere charged with political messages and solidarity with Gaza. The fans also wrote the phrase “Stop the match ” and raised Palestinian flags and banners demanding the cancellation of the Ireland-Israel match, reflecting a surge…

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Ian McKellen to lead protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Commonwealth

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Ian McKellen to lead protest against anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Commonwealth

Actor and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Ian McKellen will launch a march in central London on Saturday 30 May. It will protest against the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in 29 Commonwealth member states under colonial-era laws originally imposed by the UK. The march starts at 12 noon, outside the Nigerian High Commission, 9 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BX. LGBTQ+ people still at risk in Commonwealth Six Commonwealth countries have a maximum sentence of life in prison. In Uganda, Brunei and northern Nigerian states, same-sex relations can carry the death penalty. Many of those attending the protest are LGBTQ+ refugees who have fled persecution…

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