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One activist was jailed for two years and another for three after scaling Dartford Crossing bridge.

Sentences risk silencing public concerns about the environment, climate change rapporteur Ian Fry says

The prime minister said it was ‘entirely right that selfish protesters’ are handed ‘tough sentences’

One activist was jailed for two years and another for three after scaling Dartford Crossing bridge.

The UK government was warned by the U.N. that handing out long jail sentences to climate protesters could stifle public displays of dissent.

Prime Minister argues 'those who break law should feel full force of it’ after criticism of tough punishments

Rishi Sunak said those responsible for disruption should feel the full force of the law after the intervention by special rapporteur Ian Fry.

The Prime Minister said it was ‘entirely right that selfish protesters’ are handed ‘tough sentences’.

The United Nations has slammed 'severe' sentences for Just Stop Oil activists, warning that the government is at risk of silencing public concerns about the environment.

Rishi Sunak has hit out at a reported warning from the United Nations that lengthy sentences for climate protesters could curb freedoms in the UK