News: Press release

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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Climate chaos hits McKinsey & Co’s London HQ

February 17, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion activists are occupying McKinsey & Company’s London headquarters to demand it cuts all ties to its fossil fuel industry clients and starts putting planet before profit.

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City of London insurance CEOs targeted for climate crimes in a second day of action

January 30, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

For a second day running, Extinction Rebellion (XR UK) protesters have targeted insurance companies in the City of London, asking ‘Who are the real criminals?’ [1] ahead of this afternoon’s appeal for the ‘Lord Walney 16’ nonviolent activists at the High Court. This morning (30th January) scores of protesters arrived from 8am to occupy the offices of Marsh McLennan, and target the CEOs and offices of Lloyd’s of London, Howden, Willis Towers Watson, AXA, and Hiscox - as staff arrived for work.

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City of London insurance conference disrupted by Extinction Rebellion and students

January 29, 2025 by Extinction Rebellion

Climate activists have this morning disrupted an insurance industry conference held at Howden's offices by interrupting proceedings, singing, theatre, occupying the entrance hall and blowing whistles.

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Climate activists occupy London HQ of law firm that supports Big Oil

December 04, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion is today (4 December) occupying the City of London headquarters of international law firm A&O Shearman that is playing a leading role in oiling the legal wheels of the deadly fossil fuel machine setting our planet on fire. 

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Extinction Rebellion supporters who protested pipeline constructors sentenced as 15 Ugandan students sent to maximum security prison

November 15, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion activists The Worley Three have been given 320 hours of community service today for causing £6,000 in “damages” for their peaceful protest at the offices of multinational corporation Worley. The sentencing comes two days after 15 university students in Uganda were remanded to a maximum security prison for peacefully protesting the pipeline outside the Ugandan Parliament. Meanwhile the beleaguered project has run into fresh funding challenges.

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‘They predict a riot’ Extinction Rebellion warn fossil fuel insurers could spark social unrest

October 30, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

A protestor was arrested as Extinction Rebellion scaled and occupied insurance buildings and unleashed the Four Insurers of the Apocalypse to warn of looming social collapse and unrest in a third day of actions targeting insurers in the City of London.

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After the floods – hunger and wrecked lives

October 29, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Six protestors arrested as insurer’s office is chalk-sprayed, the famous Gherkin building is occupied and insurance CEOs are branded climate criminals by a video van tour of the City of London as day two of Extinction Rebellion’s Insure Our Survival week hits the streets.

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