Environmental activist Paul Watson, who has defended whales against hunting for decades, was arrested Sunday, July 21, in Greenland. The arrest follows an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.
Following this arrest, and while it is not yet known whether Denmark will extradite Paul Watson or not, a petition addressed to the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron has been put online on the website Mesopinions.comShe appeals to the President to demand the release of Paul Watson. It has already been signed by more than 300,000 people.
[À lire aussi Chasse à la baleine : Paul Watson, recherché par le Japon, arrêté au Groenland]
The GoodPlanet Foundation supports this initiative and invites all those who wish to sign it in order to support an important figure in militant ecology.
Captain Paul Watson is notably one of the co-founders of the environmental organization Greenpeace, the founder of Sea Shepherd and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF).
Petition: Emmanuel Macron must demand the release of Paul Watson! (mesopinions.com)
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