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'A dark day for UK human rights,' says UN adviser after Just Stop Oil activists jailed

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'A dark day for UK human rights,' says UN adviser after Just Stop Oil activists jailedFive Just Stop Oil activists have just been jailed for up to two years after they climbed gantries over the M25 motorway and caused temporary gridlock.
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