CNN —Two climate activists in their early 20s were sentenced to prison by a London court Friday for throwing soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting during a protest against fossil fuels.
Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, from the protest group Just Stop Oil were imprisoned for two years, and 20 months, respectively, according to PA Media.
🚨 BREAKING: 2 VAN GOGH PAINTINGS SOUPED HOURS AFTER PHOEBE AND ANNA SENTENCED🥫 3 Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over 2 of Van Gogh paintings in the 'Poets and Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery.
Hehir is the same judge who recently handed yearslong prison terms to five climate activists for their roles in disruptive protests.
All were from Just Stop Oil or its allied group, Extinction Rebellion.
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Vincent Van Gogh’s, Phoebe Plummer, Anna Holland, Van Gogh
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CNN, PA Media, Oil, Gallery