More than 1,000 Extinction Rebellion activists taken to court
by Matthew Taylor from on (#5CJ5P)
People may have to travel to London despite pandemic in one of biggest protest crackdowns in UK legal history
More than 1,000 people who took part in environmental direct action organised by Extinction Rebellion have been taken to court in what experts say is one of the biggest crackdowns on protest in British legal history.
Hundreds of cases are ongoing and lawyers say that despite the pandemic, some defendants may still be asked to travel to court in London from across the UK to appear in person.
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