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      Members of Extinction Rebellion locked themselves to the group's pink boat, which was used to blockade the access road between the Ffos-y-Fran mine and its depot​ in South Wales on July 5, 2023.

      Extinction Rebellion Shuts Down UK Coal Mine Operating Without License

      "The authorities are missing in action," said one campaigner. "If they won't step in to stop illegal, planet-wrecking coal mining, we will."

      Jessica Corbett
      Jul 05, 2023

      On the heels of the world's two hottest days on record, U.K. climate activists on Wednesday shut down an open-cast coal mine in Wales that has been operating without a license since last summer.

      "We have today done what the Welsh government, the U.K. government, and the local council have failed to do—shut down the operations of the U.K.'s largest coal mine which has been operating without a license since September last year," Extinction Rebellion (XR) activist Marcus Bailie of Caerphilly said in a statement.

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      Activists from Extinction Rebellion and HS2 Rebellion disrupted the offices of law firm Eversheds Sutherland in Cardiff, Wales on February 28, 2023.​

      Extinction Rebellion Protesters Target Law Firm for 'Defending Climate Criminals'

      "We are taking this action against injunctions put in place by law firms like Eversheds which prevent peaceful protest," said a 70-year-old who joined the protest in London.

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 28, 2023

      Dozens of protesters on Tuesday gathered at Eversheds Sutherland offices in four U.K. cities—Birmingham, Cardiff, London, and Nottingham—to call out the corporate law firm's work for major polluters fueling the climate emergency.

      The activists "are protesting against the law firm's complicity in the destruction of the planet by facilitating injunctions for companies like Esso (ExxonMobil) and High Speed 2 (HS2)," Extinction Rebellion (XR) and HS2 Rebellion explained in a statement.

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      LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Denounce FIFA Ban on OneLove Armbands During World Cup in Qatar

      "No country which abuses the human rights of its people in this way should have been awarded with the honor of hosting a major sporting tournament in the first place," said one advocacy group.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 21, 2022

      Human rights defenders and sports fans worldwide condemned a decision by the world football governing body FIFA to ban any shows of support for LGBTQ+ rights by players during the World Cup that kicked off in Qatar on Sunday.

      "LGBTQ+ people are criminalized in Qatar just for being themselves."

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