Extinction Rebellion activists targeted printworks in Merseyside and London
They prevented 1,100 retailers from receiving newspapers at cost of £1.2million
Mirian Instone, 22, and Peaceful Warrior, 55, have been acquitted of trespass
They were among dozens who parked a yellow boat and blue van at site entrance
The ruling makes it unlikely any demonstrators will be punished for the incident
Birmingham woman cleared over Extinction Rebellion trespassing at News UK printing press
Katie Anne Ritchie-Moulin, Harrison Radcliffe and Luca Vitale admitted they were among the protesters but denied aggravated trespassing.
11:42, 28 APR 2021
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A Birmingham woman and Extinction Rebellion protesters cleared of trespassing at a News UK-owned printing press - alongside two others - says justice has been done.
âJusticeâ say protestors cleared over News UK publishing blockade
Demonstrators blocked the entrance of Newsprinters in Knowsley with a blue box van and a yellow boat on a trailer
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Demonstrators blocked the entrance of Newsprinters in Knowsley with a blue box van and a yellow boat on a trailer on September 4, 2020.
Their actions prevented the distribution of over half a million copies of papers including The Times, The S n, The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail.
The protest was mirrored in Glasgow and London over concerns about coverage of environmental issues and the manipulation of the truth by corporations owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch.
Protesters from Extinction Rebellion have been cleared of trespassing at a printing press last year when the group prevented the distribution of half a million newspapers.
Demonstrators blocked the entrance of News-UK owned Newsprinters in Knowsley, Merseyside, with a blue box van and a yellow boat on a trailer last September.
Newspapers affected included the Daily Mail, The Times, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph.
The protests last year prevented the distribution of half a million newspapers, including the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Times and The Daily Telegraph
Extinction Rebellion protesters on top of the blockade last September and their sign
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