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Christian climate protesters including retired vicar convicted for Bath Abbey protest

Post author:The Canary
Post published:17 July 2026
Post last modified:17 July 2026

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…

Protesters confront NatureScot at biodiversity conference over guga hunt licence

Post author:The Canary
Post published:15 July 2026
Post last modified:16 July 2026

A noisy protest erupted outside the Biodiversity + Business Live conference at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. Campaigners were challenging NatureScot over its role in licensing the controversial guga hunt. From 8am on 15 July, protesters gathered with placards and megaphones outside the conference, which NatureScot is co-hosting. They accused Scotland’s nature agency of undermining its own biodiversity commitments by licensing the annual killing of gannet chicks. Delegates arriving for the conference, including Scottish government ministers and UK business leaders, faced protesters chanting: NatureScot, shame, shame! Gannets killed in your name! Protect the Wild, one of the groups involved,…

Police tell immunocompromised protesters wearing masks ‘get arrested and plead after’

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:8 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

Police have told a campaign group for the families of people suffering a reduced immune system that they will be prosecuted for wearing masks at protests. The police also told them they will have to use their health issues in court as part of their defence. The Clinically Vulnerable Families (CVF) group played a major role in the Covid inquiry and represents people who could become seriously ill, or even die, from infections most of us would shrug off. Immunocompromised people wear masks in public as a defence against such infections. But the Police and Crime Act Section 157 criminalises the…

‘Frankenchicken’ protesters crash Pret’s pre-launch opening in Spitalfields

Post author:The Canary
Post published:7 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

Pret A Manger’s Spitalfields launch event turned into a PR disaster on 7 July when campaigners dumped a giant animatronic “Frankenchicken” in front of its first 200 customers. Pret is facing significant backlash after breaking its promise to stop selling ultra fast-growing chickens by 2026. It originally made this commitment in 2018. These “frankenchicken” breeds commonly suffer from deformities and heart strain due to being bred to grow too fast. They get slaughtered at around 35 days old. In response to Pret’s backtracking, animal welfare activists have launched a £1m accountability campaign. This aims to expose Pret’s continued use of these…

‘Frankenchicken’ protesters crash Pret’s pre-launch opening in Spitalfields

Post author:The Canary
Post published:7 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

Pret A Manger’s Spitalfields launch event turned into a PR disaster on 7 July when campaigners dumped a giant animatronic “Frankenchicken” in front of its first 200 customers. Pret is facing significant backlash after breaking its promise to stop selling ultra fast-growing chickens by 2026. It originally made this commitment in 2018. These “frankenchicken” breeds commonly suffer from deformities and heart strain due to being bred to grow too fast. They get slaughtered at around 35 days old. In response to Pret’s backtracking, animal welfare activists have launched a £1m accountability campaign. This aims to expose Pret’s continued use of these…

Ireland begins EU presidency as protesters denounce warmongering bloc

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:2 July 2026
Post last modified:2 July 2026

On Wednesday July 1, Ireland marked the start of its presidency of the Council of the European Union with an event in Dublin, attended by heads of state from around the European continent. However, not far away in the same city, protesters were highlighting what the EU really stands for currently – warmongering, backing genocide, and enabling of the far-right. The Council serves to represent the national governments of each member state, acting as a basis for national ministers to negotiate and adopt EU laws. Roughly equivalent to the Senate in Ireland or the United States, it shares legislative and budgetary…

Anti-ICE protesters jailed for decades

Post author:The Canary
Post published:24 June 2026
Post last modified:24 June 2026

Demonstrators in the US will spend decades in prison after being sentenced for taking part in a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre last July. Journalist Mehdi Hasan called the sentences “insane” and noted the hypocrisy and authoritarian nature of the punishments. Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Sentenced to Up to 100 Years in ICE Attack https://t.co/7eMN3ohmDM via @NYTimes Insane sentences. Same people who protested at 5 or 10 yr sentences for Jan 6 rioters will say nothing about this. Oh, the hypocrisy. Authoritarian for thee, not me. — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 23, 2026 A total of…

‘Robinson’ debates to near-empty room – and loses – after protesters picket OU

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:19 June 2026

Fascist grifter Tommy Robinson ‘debated’ to a near-empty room in the Oxford Union (OU) on Wednesday night after a picket by anti-fascist protesters deterred most from attending. Robinson was supported in the debate by fellow extremist Laurence Fox and by OU committee member Oliver Jones-Lyons – and lost resoundingly anyway. Robinson misquoted the Quran in his tirade, including falsely claiming that it demands the execution of LGBTQ people. As the Canary’s Antifabot reported, Oxford wasn’t having it: Younger, more intensive groups barricaded every single entrance to the building. And instead of policing these more confrontational tactics, SUTR activists offered total solidarity. These two…

Student protesters defy event boss to expose arms insurance cover-up

Post author:The Canary
Post published:15 June 2026
Post last modified:15 June 2026

Student protesters have released footage and delivered letters to Sompo Insurance headquarters, defying attempts by event organisers to cover up the violent removal of activists from a major London financial conference. The incident occurred at the Insurance Linked Securities Conference, hosted by Insurance Insider, where four activists, including a 17-year-old student, were pushed and dragged from the venue by security. Security guards manhandled the 17-year-old student out of the event, as she shouted: “I’m just 17” and “Stop insuring genocide”. Activists accuse insurance company of ‘complicity’ The students had attended the event to demand that Sompo, a key sponsor, drop its…

ICE agents attack protesters and Democrat senator supporting hunger striker at detention facility

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:26 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have attacked protesters outside of the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. Meanwhile, detainees inside the facility have staged a hunger strike against the inhumane conditions they’re subjected to. Attorneys have reported that around 300 detainees have joined the hunger-and-labor strike at Delaney Hall. The peaceful action began on 22 May, highlighting serious concerns including the spoiled food they’re expected to eat. Selenia Destefani – CEO of Nova Law Group, representatives of the detainees – explained that: The conditions are brutal. People just sleep on the floor – overcrowded rooms, cold showers,…