Thursday, September 27, 2018

For the first time in 86 years, environmental activists in the UK sentenced to jail

Three men who participated in protests against Cuadrilla at a Lancashire fracking site are being jailed in the UK. The young demonstrators participated in the July 2017 push back that lasted approximately four days. Simon Blevins, 26, and Richard Roberts, 36, received 16 month sentences while Rich Loizou, 31, will be serving a 15 month sentence. These judgement come after the 12 month jail-time doled out to Julian Brock, 47, who pleaded guilty in an earlier hearing and earned an 18 month suspension...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/for-the-first-time-in-86-years-environmental-activists-in-the-uk-sentenced-to-jail
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