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‘Piracy’ to legitimacy: how companies like French ride-hailing platform Heetch can make their mark

The 2024 arrest and subsequent release of activist Paul Watson, the founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd that fights to protect ocean biodiversity, highlighted a division between two opposing camps. There are those who want to stay true to the NGO’s DNA by continuing to practice strong activism against poaching…

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'Prison helped our cause': Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson plans next steps in France

Anti-whaling activist and Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, freed after five months in custody in Greenland, will head to France in the coming days, following Denmark’s refusal to extradite him to Japan.

Radio France Internationale

Japan dismayed as Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Paul Watson

Sea Shepherd founder was detained in Greenland earlier this year on a 2010 Japanese Interpol warrant

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Japan 'Regrets' Release Of Anti-whaling Activist Watson

Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request.

International Business Times

Denmark Releases Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson From Detention

Denmark releases anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after rejecting Japanese extradition request. Watson expresses relief and plans to reunite with family. ...

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Environmental activist Paul Watson freed after Denmark refuses his extradition to Japan

The Danish government has released environmental activist Paul Watson after rejecting Japan's extradition request. The founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd, who has been detained in Greenland since this summer, can now return to France, where he lives with his wife and two young children.

Radio France Internationale

‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition threat

Captain Paul Watson talks about his arrest on behalf of the Japanese government, his ‘interesting’ Greenland prison, and separation from his children

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Paul Watson vs Japan: Disrupting the whaling industry’s logistics – and logic

Paul Watson, the iconic environmental activist and founder of the organisation Sea Shepherd, is no stranger to clashes with corporations and governments. Known for his bold and often controversial actions, he has dedicated his life to protecting marine wildlife, with Japanese whaling being one of his primary targets. Now, Watson…

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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson requests French nationality

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has requested French nationality, his lawyer Jean Tamalet told AFP on Thursday, as Paris pushes for his release from a Greenland jail where he is being held pending possible extradition to Japan.

Radio France Internationale

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has requested political asylum from France

Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist and founder of Sea Shepherd, has requested political asylum from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

Anti-whaling activist Paul Waton has requested political asylum from France

Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist and founder of Sea Shepherd, has requested political asylum from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

Anti-whaling activist held in Greenland appeals for political asylum in France

Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd organisation, faces extradition to Japan after arrest in Nuuk in July

The Guardian - UK

Focus on saving jailed defender of whales

Letters and Short Takes: Friday, October 4, 2024

Newcastle Herald

New Greenland Hearing For Anti-whaling Activist Watson

A Greenland court will decide Wednesday whether to keep anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over a clash with whalers.

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Outcry in France as Greenland keeps anti-whaling crusader Paul Watson in jail

Activists in France have vowed to stay mobilised behind Canadian-American environmental activist Paul Watson after a Greenland court ruled Wednesday to keep him in custody. The marine conservationist will remain detained pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over a clash with whalers.

International Business Times

Anti-whaling Activist Watson Set To Remain Behind Bars In Greenland

A Greenland court decides Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over an altercation with whalers.

International Business Times

Anti-whaling Fight Continues From Prison, Watson Says

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not prevented him from continuing his fight to save the animals, he told AFP in an interview.

France 24

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain in detention in Greenland

American-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in custody pending a decision to potentially extradite him to Japan, a Greenland court ruled on Thursday. Watson was arrested in Greenland last month on an international arrest warrant and is facing charges related to a 2010 confrontation with Japanese whaling ships.

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Anti-whaling Activist Watson Says Greenland Arrest 'Political'

US-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson considers his detention in Greenland and Japan's extradition request to be political, his campaigning group Sea Shepherd said Thursday.

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Former Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson arrested on a Japanese warrant from 2012 – what next?

Sea Shepherd founder and anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been arrested in Greenland and awaits potential extradition to Japan.

International Business Times

Denmark Awaits Japan's Extradition Request For Anti-whaling Activist

Denmark is waiting for Japan's extradition for the veteran anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, arrested this weekend in Greenland, before ruling on the case, the justice ministry said Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Supporters of arrested Sea Shepherd founder say parallels with Julian Assange are ‘disturbing’

Allies of the 73-year-old anti-whaling activist Paul Watson have said that prison time would amount to a ‘life sentence’

The Guardian - AU

Sea Shepherd founder and anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrested in Greenland

The co-founder of Greenpeace will be taken to court where a decision will be made about his extradition to Japan, police say

The Independent UK

Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal

Only 6 to 8 of Mexico’s critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises were sighted this year in the Gulf California

Newcastle Herald

Ship4Good owner at a standstill over future home of MV Steve Irwin

No success in finding a home she can share with the public.

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