Two Just, Stop Oil activists, Phoebe Plumer and Anna Holland, were sentenced to prison for throwing tomato soup on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London in October 2022. The painting was protected by glass and emerged unscathed. Judge Christopher Hehir sentenced Plumer to two years and three months in prison, while Holland received a 20-month sentence. They were also fined £10,000 (€18,000) for damages caused during the incident. Plumer, 23, and Holland, 22, were found guilty of causing criminal damage over £5,000 for this protest action in July. Plumer received an additional four-month prison sentence for “interfering … Continue reading Just Stop Oil Activists Receive Prison Sentences for Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Soup Protest: Climate Justice Debate