Blogposts tagged 'Red Carpet'

Activists vindicated and court recognises right to peaceful protest

Posted by davewalsh - 22 August 2011 at 5:50pm - 2 Comments

Red Carpet activists outside the Danish courts, Copenhagen

The 11 activists outside the Danish courts before today's verdict

Good news from Denmark: the Red Carpet trial has finally ended, with a victory for freedom of expression - the Danish court clearly recognised the place that peaceful protest needs to occupy in a democracy, and the importance of standing up for what you believe in.

The “Red Carpet 11” – Joris, Nora, Juan, Christian, Morton, Victor, Dima, Melanie, Guilhem, Thomas and Anders – received suspended sentences instead time in prison, fines or deportation from Denmark.

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News from Copenhagen: The Red Carpet activists have been charged

Posted by davewalsh - 10 March 2011 at 4:07pm - 2 Comments

I’m typing these words from the Greenpeace office in Copenhagen, about a ten-minute walk from the Danish Parliament, where nearly 15 months ago, three Greenpeace activists were arrested for politely and peacefully calling on some 120 heads of state attending a royal banquet to take urgent climate action.

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