Public figures urge Shell to drop lawsuit against Greenpeace

Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton and Greta Thunberg among signatories of letter condemning $1m legal action

More than 30 public figures including Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton and Greta Thunberg have written to Shell criticising its “callous and vindictive” lawsuit against Greenpeace after activists occupied a moving oil platform last year.

In one of the biggest legal threats inthe environmental charity’s 50-year history Shell is suing it for $1m (£790,000) in damages, with costs that could run into the millions.

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