Five Extinction Rebellion protesters who blockaded printing presses and stopped millions of newspapers being delivered have been convicted of obstruction, it emerged yesterday.
The three men and two women are the first to be punished following the demonstrations outside the Newsprinters plant in Knowsley, Merseyside, in September.
It comes after several other of the activists walked free from court on a technicality earlier this month.
Extinction Rebellion protesters on top of the blockade last September and their sign
A police van is parked nearby as Extinction Rebellion block the road in Knowsley, Liverpool to prevent papers going to print
The protest – and another on the same night at a printing plant in Hertfordshire – prevented 1,100 retailers from receiving newspapers including the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Daily Telegraph, and cost publishers £1.2million.
The three men and two women are the first to be punished following the demonstrations outside the Newsprinters plant in Knowsley, Merseyside, in September.
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