Climate Activist Jailed After Stopping Trains Near World’s Biggest Coal Port

Climate Activist Jailed After Stopping Trains Near World’s Biggest Coal Port
Eric Serge Herbert wearing an Extinction Rebellion shirt arrives at the Brisbane Magistrates Court after being arrested for disrupting coal trains in Brisbane, Australia on Nov. 6, 2019. AAP Image/Glenn Hunt
Daniel Khmelev
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An environmental activist involved in a multi-day long operation to block the passage of coal trains near the world’s largest coal export port in New South Wales (NSW) has been jailed for 12 months.

The 22-year-old, Eric Serge Herbert, pleaded guilty to obstructing a rail locomotive, attempting to hinder the working of mining equipment, and attempting to assist in the obstruction of a rail locomotive.

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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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