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Extinction Rebellion co-founder arrested after smashing window

Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, targeted Britain's transport ministry in central London on Tuesday (October 15) to protest against a proposed high-speed rail project known as HS2.

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'No planet, no profit', climate change activists warn City of London

Climate change activists thronged the financial heart of London on Monday, blocking streets around locations such as the Bank of England and BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager.

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Extinction Rebellion: What is it and who are they?

Extinction Rebellion is a social movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to the climate crisis.

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Extinction Rebellion tries to shut down London airport

Protesters said they would "nonviolently use their bodies to close the airport."

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Extinction Rebellion activists plant trees outside UK parliament

Event organisers said some 800 potted native trees, many dedicated to lawmakers who were asked to collect them, were placed outside the parliament building

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'Bloodied protesters' stage climate demonstration in New York City

Arrests were made in New York on Monday (October 7) as thousands of climate activists took to the streets to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert an ecological disaster.

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Extinction rebellion protesters arrested in Sydney

Over 100 protesters dressed as bees at Sydney's Hyde Park to highlight the claim that insects are under threat due to the human impact on the environment

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Extinction Rebellion activists glue hands to ground in central London

Activists blocked roads and bridges all over London's government district of Westminster, calling on politicians to take urgent action to curb carbon emissions.

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Extinction Rebellion protestors removed by police in Wellington

Police have arrested 30 climate change protesters after a day of civil disobedience in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Hundreds arrested in Extinction Rebellion disruptive action across Eur

The environmental activist group has begun two weeks of protests across Europe and in cities worldwide.

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Extinction Rebellion mural painted on London nightclub

The mural showed the group's logo surrounded by various animals, including several birds of paradise and a snake

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Extinction Rebellion fire gallons of fake blood at the UK's Treasury

Activists with the Extinction Rebellion environmental group have sprayed hundreds of gallons of fake blood at the UK's Treasury building.

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Death knell for the high street? Fashion funeral in pictures

10 photos from Extinction Rebellion's London Fashion Week protest

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Black is back in for fashion funeral

Action group, Extinction Rebellion has held a funeral for fashion outside the final events of London Fashion Week.

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London fashion week attracts protests

London fashion week is met by environmental protests about the fashion industry by Victoria Beckham.

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Catwalk controversy as London Fashion Week targeted by activists

Protesters from PETA doused themselves in black slime to highlight 'hazardous waste' in the leather industry, while Extinction Rebellion used a 'bleeding' red carpet to represent the industry's impact on the climate.

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Why does Extinction Rebellion want to kill London Fashion Week?

We spoke to activists ahead of the disruptions planned for September.

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Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested after blocking lanes in Brisbane

Local Extinction Rebellion groups have staged non-violent protests worldwide to advocate for action against climate change

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Extinction Rebellion activists protest on top of train at Canary Wharf

Activists from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged a climate change protest on the roof of a train at London's Canary Wharf station