The British ecological organization Just Stop Oil, whose activists made themselves known in particular by throwing soup on paintings by Van Gogh, announced Thursday that it would “by the end of April” put an end to its shocking actions.
“Just Stop Oil’s initial request to end oil and gas exploitation is now a government policy, which makes us one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history,” the organization said in a press release. She specifies that her “resistance” will now continue before the courts where procedures are underway against her activists.
Contacted by AFP, she confirmed the end of her shock actions, explaining working on a “new project”, on which she did not wish to give details.
In the process, Greenpeace praised the work of the organization, believing that his activists “had paid a heavy price”. In the past, Just Stop Oil has targeted cultural places, such as the National Gallery, where activists have sprayed the “sunflowers” by Vincent Van Gogh, as well as sports events like the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Silverstone or the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The fight continues before the courts
“It is therefore the end of the soup on van gogh, cornstarch on the prehistoric site of Stonehenge and slow steps in the streets. But this is not the end of the trials, placement under electronic surveillance, fines, testing and years in prison, “the movement wrote in its press release.
Just Stop Oil “will continue to tell the truth before the courts, to defend our political prisoners and to denounce the oppressive anti-manifestation laws of the United Kingdom”.
At the beginning of March, the prison terms inflicted on ten of his activists, including those who had thrown soup on the “sunflowers” of Van Gogh, were confirmed on appeal by British justice.
Six other activists, five of whom had been condemned and imprisoned for planning a motorway blocking action at an online meeting, saw their sorrows reduced by the London Court of Appeal.
