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HS2 Rebellion activists appear in court following non-violent protest in London last year

ACTIVISTS opposing the building and development of the controversial HS2 rail link have appeared in court following a non-violent protest in London last year. 

Members of HS2 Rebellion are being charged after claims that they hid tools during the demonstration while physically locked up, on the opposite side of a compound gate. 

The group targeted the HS2 site on October 9, 2020, on the outskirts of Uxbridge, West London, erecting a temporary bamboo structure outside the construction and quarry site.

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