Blogposts tagged 'Red Carpet Four'

Activists vindicated and court recognises right to peaceful protest

Posted by davewalsh - 22 August 2011 at 4:50pm - 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.

Article tagged as: climate change, COP15, cop17, copenhagen, direct actions, red carpet, red carpet four

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Actions speak louder than words

Posted by nick_gp - 20 June 2011 at 1:10pm - 1 Comment

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

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.

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