Three women silenced by Scold’s Bridles, medieval torture devices once used to suppress outspoken women, set against a backdrop symbolising the world burning due to the oil industry’s greed and destruction. This intervention highlights the suppression of climate justice advocates and criticises the collusion between governments and fossil fuel companies. The protest also condemns Lord Walney’s role as an oil lobbyist influencing the judiciary, exposing a dangerous alliance between corporate interests and those meant to serve justice. Created by Apocalypse Theatrics, Sophie Miller, and Rob Higgs of Ocean Rebellion, the event calls for the protection of the jury system and the freedoms it upholds from corporate interference.

Supporters of Just Stop Oil, Defend Our Juries and other groups gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, to protest during the appeal hearing for 16 activists. These individuals are collectively serving 41 years in prison for peaceful resistance. The Court of Appeal will review their sentences, which were imposed following a controversial report by “Lord” Walney advocating harsh deterrent measures against climate activists. Protesters denounce the sentencing as part of a broader assault on peaceful resistance and the judicial system’s complicity in prioritising corporate and government interests over climate justice. The demonstration aims to highlight the activists’ commitment to nonviolence and their refusal to be complicit in environmental destruction.