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 […]