“We are happy and relieved that Paul Watson is now free.” NUUK, Greenland––Jailed in remote Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024 by Denmark, acting on a 2010 Interpol warrant obtained by Japan, anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is heading home to France for Christmas with his wife and two sons, ages 3 and 8. “We are […]
Will Paul Watson be home for Christmas, or headed to Japan in chains?
Greenland court extends Paul Watson time in custody until December 18, 2024 NUUK, Greenland––“The court in Greenland has today decided that Paul Watson shall continue to be detained until December 18, 2024 in order to ensure his presence in connection with the decision on extradition,” a Danish police statement declared on December 2, 2024. The […]
Denmark again delays decision on extraditing Paul Watson to Japan
“Theater of the absurd” continues in a Greenland jail NUUK, Greenland––Perhaps the most obvious difference between the Paul Watson saga since his July 21, 2024 arrest in Nuuk, Greenland on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant and the 1949 Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot is that most performances of Waiting for Godot run only two to […]
“Hurry up & wait,” Greenland court tells both Paul Watson & Japan
Jailed in Greenland, Paul Watson is not yet extradited to Japan, but cannot disrupt Japanese whaling NUUK, Greenland––Whether marine mammal advocate Paul Watson, 73, will be extradited to Japan from Greenland, a Danish territory, will remain undecided for at least three more weeks. “In our view, the criteria for extradition have been met according to […]
Paul Watson jailed, Hvaldimir dead, Japan & Norway go on whaling
Japanese & Norwegian whalers enjoy activist & media distraction COPENHAGEN, OSLO––The Japanese and Norwegian whaling industries appear to be winning the 2024 “whale wars” by keeping low profiles while the marine mammal advocacy spotlight glares on Paul Watson, 73, jailed in Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024, and Hvaldimir, the friendly wild beluga who […]
Paul Watson arrested in Greenland; may be extradited to Japan
Denmark acts on Japanese warrant originally issued in 2010 NUUK, Greenland––Canadian/American conservationist Paul Watson, now a legal resident of France, was arrested by Danish police on July 21, 2024 on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant moments after his vessel, the John Paul DeJoria, landed at Nuuk, Greenland to refuel. Watson was led away in handcuffs. No […]