On 16 May 2023 a German court convicted Dr Cornelia Huth, a biologist and member of the group Scientist Rebellion of coercion in connection with a road blockade in Munich on 28 October 2022 and ordered to pay a fine. Together with Dr. Huth, a Jesuit priest and a student were also convicted.

PhD candidate in History and Arts Marta Moreno Muñoz (Spain) is facing trial in Munich after participating in three non-violent direct actions during the Unite Against Climate Failure campaign in October 2022.

"In all probability we are going to go beyond the safety limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within this decade. We are on the edge of ecological collapse with catastrophic consequences for life on Earth.

We can't continue with our normal lives pretending nothing is happening. It is our moral duty to rebel".

Astrophysics researcher Dr Jérôme Guilet (France) will be on trial for participating in three non-violent direct actions in Munich during the campaign "United Against Climate Failure" in October 2022.

"The science is clear that we are in a climate and ecological emergency, we must take actions accordingly in order to avoid further immense suffering of humans and other animals!"

Marceau Minot is an ecologist working on biodiversity, with a focus on threatened species groups: wild pollinators, dragonflies and bees. He is facing charges of 9,000€ for taking action in Munich in the 2022 Unite Against Climate Failure Campaign.

"I am very afraid about the global ecological crisis we are going through. As a scientist and a citizen, I feel like I have to do all I can to push our system in a better direction now. Otherwise, I just wouldn't bee able to sleep at night, or look at my face in a mirror."

Physical Education teacher and ex-assistant researcher in Physiology, Nutrition and Biomechanics Agisilaos Koulouris is facing charges of trespassing and criminal damage for taking part in two non-violent direct actions in BMW Welt museum and BlackRock offices in Munich.

"I do it out of grief for what we've already lost, out of fear that we'll lose everything, and love for all the beautiful living beings around me, but most importantly, out of conviction that we are the ones that we were waiting for to build a world that we'd love to live in. The more we wait, the more we lose. Let's act now!"

Marine ecologist Guido Occhipinti is facing trial after his participation in a non-violent direct action at the Volkswagen Museum in Wolfsburg.

"I am haunted by the specter of wars and deaths, exacerbated by the looming climate crisis. It is imperative that we proactively reclaim the present, directing our efforts towards dismantling the influence of major corporations that have handed our future over to capitalism. Let's unite, form strong communities rooted in solidarity, and fight."

Chemist and firefighter Mark V. is facing trial for a non-violent direct action in the BlackRock offices in Munich.

"As a firefighter, I'm usually called to the scene when it's far too late for prevention and all that's left is a vague hope for damage control. We do what is necessary under great personal risk for our health and life, not knowing if it's even possible to change the outcome. I feel the same calling from the climate crisis right now!"

Leonardo Rebeschini (MSc in Physics and Cosmology) is facing trial in Munich for taking part in three actions of non-violent civil disobedience.

"We see the world burning and flooding from place to place, 2023 will be recorded as the year things start to spiral out of control, we cannot negotiate with laws of physics. It's time to pick a side, either we are on the resisting side of the equation, either we are on the complicit one".

Associate professor in Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences Hugo Raguet (France) is awaiting trial for non-violent direct action in Munich during the campaign "United Against Climate Failure" in October 2022.

“I would spend ten years in prison, if it could give my children ten years life expectancy”

Environmental Scientist Nate Rugh faces trial after participating in three non-violent direct actions in Munich. His research on environmental conflicts stemming from carbon offsets backs his call for urgent action on climate.

"The world is on course to a 3.2 degree temperature rise by 2100, that would lead to the inevitable collapse of civilization. As someone who understands the science, I have a moral duty to act.”

French hydrologist Sylvain Kuppel is facing trial and a heavy fine after participating in three actions in Munich during the Unite Against Climate Failure Campaign.

"In these desperate times of generalized inaction, I consider civil disobedience to be part of my freedom of speech, as a citizen and as a scientist. We simply cannot afford to let people who have conflicting interests or who are incompetent take over the public debate: what’s at stake here is our own survival, and that of countless living beings."

Environmental scientist Víctor de Santos Herranz (Spain) is facing trial in Munich for taking part in three actions of non-violent civil disobedience during the Unite Against Climate Failure campaign in October 2022.

"The future is not written, we, as human beings, create it with our actions. We can create a better world for all, a world without injustice and oppression is still possible despite these times of systemic crisis. Let us fight for our utopia."

Scientist Rebellion co-founder and theoretical physicist Mike Lynch-White is facing 6-8 months in prison over non-violent direct action related to a climate protest mobilisation that took place in 2019. He is also a human rights defender currently in prison, sentenced to 27 months for a peaceful protest with Palestine Action back in 2021.

Scientist Rebellion co-founder and astrophysicist Dr. Tim Hewlett has been convicted to 3 months suspended sentence and £1.100 in damages over a non-violent action throwing paint to the Shell’s UK headquarters in London on April 2022 with Scientist Rebellion.

Javier de la Casa (Spain), PhD student in Paleoecology and Global Change, is facing trial for participating in an action where activists threw paint at the Spanish Congress. He is now facing 1 year and 9 months of prison and a collective fine of 3000 euros.

"If we don't have a plan, we will be somebody else's plan."

Experimental psychologist and neuroscientist Justyna Świdrak (Poland) is facing trial in Spain after taking action in December 2023 during the "How Much More" campaign. Justyna was one of the scientists who occupied the balcony of the European Union offices in Barcelona to demand the creation of an European Citizen Assembly for Climate.

"The best time to mitigate climate change was in the 80's. The second best time is now. Organize and act!"

Professor of Ethics and Philosophy Jorge Riechmann participated in the action in April 2022 outside the Spanish Parliament. In his work, Prof Riechmann studies ecological-social transitions and collapses.

"Friends, we are running out of time. The fusion of biotechnology and info-technology may end human freedom; the global ecological crisis (starting with global warming) may even end the human species. And the deadlines are very short." (From Jorge's book 'Graffiti for Neanderthals')

Retired language teacher Karen Killeen from Ireland (MA Modern Languages) is facing a sentence of 21 months in prison after she took part in the action in April 2022 outside the Spanish Parliament.

"We have already surpassed 5 of the earth's planetary boundaries. The longer our governments procrastinate, the more probable it becomes that great swathes of our planet will be unfit for human habitation. This will inevitably lead to societal breakdown, mass migration and unthinkable suffering."