
Extinction Rebellion protesters say the disruption caused to staff at a newspaper printing factory was “proportionate” in light of the climate emergency, a court has heard.
Five XR activists, who were part of a 14-hour blockade at Newsprinters in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, from late on 4 September 2020, are appealing against their convictions.
They were found guilty of obstructing the highway during two trials at St Albans Magistrates’ Court in 2021.
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