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Red card Allianz: Extinction Rebellion target fossil fuel insurer at rugby final

June 10, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion will be engaging with the 82,000 rugby fans at the Premiership final at Twickenham on the 14th of June to expose the hypocrisy of the RFU taking money from Allianz while the insurer is fuelling the climate chaos that is flooding rugby clubs across the country.

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Perenco London HQ accused of pivotal role in death of six workers

May 29, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

In the wake of recent citizen’s arrests of Perenco’s CFO and Group Counsel, Extinction Rebellion expressed outrage outside the company's London HQ after a comprehensive and damning report revealed their pivotal role in six workers being burnt to death on a Perenco oil platform last year.

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Africa Energy Summit faces accusations of colonial racism from right and left

May 14, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion, Fossil Free London, War on Want, Christian Climate Action, Rainforest Foundation, StopEACOP UK, and others were joined by Senegalese drummers and videos from Extinction Rebellion Democratic Republic of Congo outside the Africa Energy Summit in London today.

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Europe’s largest insurance brokers conference confronted with climate protests

May 14, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Delegates at Europe’s largest insurance brokers conference were greeted today at Manchester Central by environmental groups demanding the industry stops backing fossil fuel projects.

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Climate protectors accused of breaking News UK windows say The Sun is ‘misleading public’ and stalling climate action as trial due to start

May 12, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Five people go on trial today for alleged conspiracy to commit criminal damage at the headquarters of News UK (formerly News International) in July 2022. Two of them carefully broke windows while the other three flyposted newspaper articles. The alleged window breakers today call out media leaders for their role in the climate emergency that poses an existential threat to not just the global economy but to all life on Earth.

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Extinction Rebellion hold funeral for Paris Agreement 1.5°C climate target

May 10, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion Cambridge and others are holding a mock funeral for the 1.5°C target international policymakers signed up to in the Paris Agreement of 2015. A spokesperson said: "Crossing 1.5°C for a whole calendar year is a wake up call for the world. If we want to avoid crossing further tipping points we need a complete transformation of society."

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Climate protectors accused of breaking News UK windows to go on trial

May 06, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Five people go on trial on Monday 12 May at Southwark Crown Court for alleged conspiracy to commit criminal damage at the headquarters of News UK (formerly News International) in July 2022. Two carefully broke windows while the other three flyposted newspaper articles. The Sun, The Times and other News UK outlets are suppressing facts about the climate crisis and peddling climate delayism. We need an urgent media revolution so people are told the truth about the climate emergency leading to more ambitious action.

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Three arrested as women and FINT protesters hold topless blockade at Lakenheath air base

April 25, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

XR UK press office: +44(0)7756136396 | press@extinctionrebellion.uk Action photos | Lakenheath Peace Camp photos and videos At 9:30am this morning, twelve women, intersex, non-binary and trans activists – aged from 24 to 91 – held a topless blockade of the main gate of RAF Lakenheath, denouncing the deadly entanglements…

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BP targeted by intergenerational Extinction Rebellion activists over strategy U-turn

April 07, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Early Media | Picture Link Media Contact: +44(0)7756136396 | press@extinctionrebellion.uk Activists aged 4 to 83 have occupied the road outside BP’s St James’s Square London HQ to demand the oil giant reverse their controversial decision to scrap the previous shareholder backed energy transition strategy. Dozens of school…

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