Defend Our Juries

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9 April 2025Judge Threatens Arrest at Southwark Crown CourtJudge Cole threatens to arrest Defend Our Juries sign holders outside Southwark Crown Court despite High Court ruling slamming such an attack on freedoms.
7 March 2025Appeal Court Confirms Lengthy Prison Sentences for Peaceful ProtestCourt of Appeal upholds judicial corruption with 10 of 16 Just Stop Oil prison sentences unchanged.
4 March 2025Mass Appeal Ruling to be Delivered on FridayFriday 7th March 2025, 10am at the Royal Courts of Justice: Lady Justice Carr will deliver the ruling on the appeal of the ‘Lord’ Walney 16. This judgment will have far reaching repercussions for the sentencing of all future protest cases,
30 January 2025One Thousand people transform Strand into Political Prisoners Exhibition outside Royal Courts of JusticeThe action is being carried out by the Free Political Prisoners campaign, a broad coalition of groups
22 January 2025Court of Appeal to review corrupt jail terms for Just Stop OilOver 1,000 people to block the Strand outside the Royal Courts of Justice with Free Political Prisoners exhibition
30 November 202416 Political Prisoners Serving Combined 41 Years Given Joint Appeal HearingThe Court of Appeal will review sentences for four different groups of Just Stop Oil supporters, all jailed for peaceful protest since July 2024.
24 October 2024Hundreds Block Road Outside Ministry of JusticeFree Political Prisoners exhibition occupies Petty France, the road outside the Ministry of Justice, blocking the road in both directions, calling for an end to the role of oil and arms industry lobbyists in silencing and jailing those who take action to hold those industries to account.
22 October 2024Hundreds to risk arrest at protest targeting under-fire Attorney GeneralThis Thursday 24 October 2024 at High Noon: The Free Political Prisoners public exhibition will occupy Petty France outside the Ministry of Justice…
9 October 2024Attorney General ‘Keen to engage’ with Free Political Prisoners campaign; Home Office in turmoil over sacking Lord WalneyThe Government’s top legal adviser, Attorney General Richard Hermer KC, has opened a dialogue with the Free Political Prisoners campaign…
27 September 2024Movements demand: ‘Free Political Prisoners’ as more peaceful people jailedToday from 12.30-2pm outside Southwark Crown Court, the Free Political Prisoners campaign held its first in an escalating series of nonviolent civil disobedience protests…
20 September 2024Free Political Prisoners Petition to be Delivered to Attorney General Today, 20 September 2024 at 12pm, a petition signed by over 60,000 concerned citizens will be delivered to UK Attorney General Richard Hermer KC at the Ministry of Justice on Petty France.
19 September 2024Breaking: Don’t Silence the ScienceOn 19th September at 1pm over 40 people from the Defend our Juries campaign and 10 scientists from Extinction Rebellion came together outside of the Ministry of Justice…
16 September 2024Free Political Prisoners Campaign LaunchesDefend Our Juries launches new civil disobedience campaign, with nonviolent actions planned in Central London on 27 September and late October.
20 August 2024Five more young people jailed for trying to stop war crimes in Gaza With Britain’s jails in crisis, more than 40 political prisoners locked up since July for direct action over climate and Gaza
15 August 2024Prison threat finally over for Trudi Warner as new Solicitor General abandons her predecessor’s appealFor the first time since March last year, Trudi Warner, a 69-year-old retired social worker, can go to sleep tonight without the threat of imprisonment…
8 August 2024Local people come together to say ‘Stop Jailing Truth Tellers’On the 8th & 9th of August 2024, supporters of the Defend Our Juries campaign will sit outside Crown Courts in support of the 26 political prisoners currently locked up in British jails for demanding climate action.
23 July 20241200 cultural icons condemn ‘insane’ prison terms for Whole Truth FiveSignatories to the open letter, published today in The Times, include the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, the Government’s former Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King, Chris Packham…
17 July 2024Charges dropped: Judge belittles 11 Defend Our Juries peaceful protestorsJustice Hehir’s rationale for dropping the charges was that the 11 sign holders were “vulnerable” and had been “manipulated” by Roger Hallam. The 11 have issued a joint statement refuting the incorrect accusation.
2 July 2024Judge defies high court ruling by ordering arrest of 11 people for holding ‘whole truth’ signs11 arrested outside Southwark Crown Court this morning for holding signs saying “Juries deserve to hear the whole truth” and “Juries have the absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience”…
20 May 2024Defend Our Juries takes action on conflict between government policy and civil service duty to uphold international lawToday, 20 May, the campaign group, Defend Our Juries, has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson…
22 April 2024High court dismisses case against Trudi Warner following public demonstrations of support across England and WalesThe High Court has this morning dismissed the application of Robert Courts MP, the Solicitor General, to imprison Trudi Warner…
18 April 2024High court reserves judgement on government application to jail Trudi Warner for holding sign, after government barrister claims it makes no difference if her sign is legally correctThe High Court today reserved judgement on the Solicitor General’s application to imprison Trudi Warner for contempt of court…
16 April 2024High stakes as high court to hear government application to jail woman for holding a signSolicitor General, Robert Courts MP, applies to commit Trudi Warner to prison, with permission hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice to take place on 18 April…
14 April 2024As the Solicitor General applies to commit Trudi Warner to prison, hundreds to gather outside every Crown Court in England and WalesFrom the 13th-21st April, hundreds of people are expected to gather outside every single Crown Court across England and Wales…
22 March 2024Public call for suspension of ‘dangerous’ judge who threatened juryOn Friday morning, people gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice to hand deliver a letter to the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr…
1 March 2024Inner London Crown Court: Judge threatens jury with criminal charges if they apply conscience to climate trialJudge takes aim at centuries old principle that juries can acquit a defendant as a matter of conscience…
21 February 2024BREAKING, LONDON: Peaceful ‘makeover’ of Royal Courts of JusticeMembers of the public hold People’s Assembly inside the Royal Courts of Justice to highlight threat to British justice and democracy…
21 February 2024Court to hear Government application to prevent juries acquitting climate and peace groups for taking direct actionThe Court of Appeal of England & Wales will hear the Attorney General’s application to remove the last line of legal defence…
5 February 2024300 people write to new Solicitor General: “Since you’re prosecuting Trudi Warner, you should prosecute us too”On Monday the 5th February 12 people will assemble outside the Ministry of Justice to deliver an unusual letter…
4 December 2023Hundreds demonstrate outside Crown Courts amid justice lottery for civil rights trialsAn estimated 500 people gather outside Crown Courts nationwide…
9 November 2023MET arrest another young woman for holding a sign with the law onPolice arrest Laura Kaarina Korte, aged 28, for ‘perverting the course of justice’ for holding a sign with the law on it outside Inner London Crown Court…
23 October 2023Young woman arrested in dawn police raid for holding a sign with the law on itAt 6.15am on Wednesday 18 October, 5 policemen pulled up outside the house of a young woman in an unmarked police car…
25 September 2023Public faces down Government assault on freedom of expressionFrom Truro to Carlisle, 252 members of public escape arrest after replicating ‘contempt of court’ action…
17 July 2023Dozens more people risk prison for literally upholding the lawOn Monday 17 July, a group of approximately 20 people will risk prison by holding signs outside Isleworth Crown Court…
2 June 2023Judge refers doctors, priest and Olympic Gold medalist to Attorney General over alleged contempt of courtIn a dramatic escalation of tensions over the role of juries in criminal trials, a Crown Court Judge has referred 24 people to the Attorney General…
15 May 2023High noon at Crown Court as 24 defy JudgeIn a poignant and unprecedented move today, a group of twenty-four ordinary people – seven medical professionals, three Quakers, a former Police Officer, a former lawyer, two teachers, a Church of England priest and ten others…