Blogposts tagged 'Denmark'

Actions speak louder than words

Posted by nick_gp - 20 June 2011 at 1:10pm - 1 Comment
Politicians talk. Leaders act.
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Politicians talk. Leaders act.

Today eleven activists appear in a Danish court facing serious charges for a simple act of protest in Copenhagen a year and a half ago, while Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo remains in a Greenlandic jail for his stand against Arctic oil drilling.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, climate change, denmark, go beyond oil, kumi naidoo, oil, red carpet four

New information on Danish "investigation" and holding of Red Carpet Four for 20 days without trial

Posted by jossc - 8 January 2010 at 2:08pm - 0 Comments

The Red Carpet Four

Did Danish authorities really hold our activists in prison for 20 days because they were diligently investigating how they got onto a red carpet at a state dinner during the Copenhagen climate conference? New evidence suggests not.

To non-violently paraphrase Michael Corleone, "If history teaches us anything, it's that you can get past security anywhere." But here's a fact: it really, really, pisses them off.

Article tagged as: copenhagen, denmark, red carpet four

Real leaders held without trial while politicians flee climate crime scene

Posted by tracy - 21 December 2009 at 12:28pm - 4 Comments

Update 6 Jan 10: They've been released! Our four activists endured 20 days in a Copenhagen jail following a peaceful protest at the State Banquet for world leaders attending the UN climate summit. The four activists still face trial in the Danish courts, and possible prison sentences. You sent over 12,000 letters to the Danish Embassy in London during their detention - thank you so much for your support ensuring their release.

Four of our activists face the prospect of Christmas in jail this year over charges relating to a protest at the Heads of State dinner at the Copenhagen climate summit. But the leaders who did practically nothing about the greatest threat to our planet got away.

Article tagged as: activists, arrested, climate summit, copenhagen, denmark, embassy, jail, police

Tall tales from the sea a thing of the past

Posted by Ludvig - 30 April 2007 at 12:46pm - 0 Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

Heading in to a beautiful and sunny Bergen on the Norwegian coast, this first leg of the tour is coming to an end. This is where some of us will disembark and new people will join to take our places. Sitting on the heli-deck as we slowly make our way past the spectacular scenery Hanne and I were summarising some of the things we had learned on the trip.

One thing we both have noticed is that a lot of the fishermen as well as others in the industry we have come across during these weeks seem to have had the idea that Greenpeace are against all kinds of fishing and therefore not interested in a dialogue with us. This is of course not the case, and as we started talking about this Hanne told me an interesting story of her first hand experiences of the modern changes of the fishing industry.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, cod, denmark, local fishing, north sea, oceans
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