Just Stop Oil protesters enter Gatwick Airport, block departure gates
Gatwick Airport
Just Stop Oil protesters, in their latest action, stormed London's Gatwick airport early Monday (Jul29). They are blocking the departure gates using suitcases with lock-on devices. The group informed about the action, saying that seven of their activists entered the airport's southern terminal at 8 am. Just Stop Oil also shared a photo on their website, showing the protesters blocking one of the entrances.
In a statement, the group said, "As long as political leaders fail to take swift and decisive action to protect our communities from the worst effects of climate breakdown, Just Stop Oil supporters, working with other groups internationally, will take the proportionate action necessary to generate much needed political pressure."
"This summer, areas of key importance to the fossil fuel economy will be declared sites of civil resistance around the world."
The group added that the situation is still developing at the airport. Meanwhile, Sky News reported, quoting a London Gatwick spokesperson, that the airport is "operating normally today". He added that the protesters have been arrested. "There are a small number of protestors at the airport who have now been arrested and are being removed from the airport."
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Just Stop Oil activists have been regularly conducting such acts in the United Kingdom to draw attention towards the impact of fossil fuels on the environment. Earlier this month, two of their activists were found guilty of criminal damage for throwing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh‘s Sunflowers. The incident happened in 2022 when Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland threw soup at the painting at the National Gallery of Art in London. They also glued their hands to a wall. The two will be sentenced in September.
In October 2023, five activists of Just Stop Oil were arrested after they stopped a performance of Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London's West End. They stormed the stage holding banners during a performance of the song "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
They also disrupted a cricket match in June last year. Three of their members invaded the cricket pitch on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test being played at Lord’s. They threw an orange powder on the pitch, with England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow managing to lift one of the protesters off the field.
