Denmark refuses to extradite whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan

Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson said on Tuesday.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/17/denmark-refuses-to-extradite-whaling-activist-paul-watson-to-japan-says-lawyer

#Whaling #Conervation #Environemtn #SeaSheperd #PaulWatson #Japan #Greenland

"A Greenland court on Monday, December 2, extended the detention of US-Canadian anti-#whaling activist #PaulWatson for two more weeks, pending a decision on his possible extradition to Japan, police said. The hearing was Watson's sixth since his arrest in July in Nuuk, capital of the Danish autonomous territory."

Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/12/02/greenland-extends-detention-of-anti-whaling-activist-paul-watson_6734920_114.html

Also: "Why Denmark is embarrassed by the Paul Watson affair"
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/12/01/why-denmark-is-embarrassed-by-the-paul-watson-affair_6734777_114.html

A much neglected topic and political priosoner. And I knoiw we have a lot of shite going on around the world but we do need people like this.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/01/sea-shepherd-paul-watson-whaling-activist-prison

#Whaling #Japan #PoliticalPrisoner #Conservation #Environment #Watson #Greenland