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Whaling
Tokyo Two Protest in Front of Japanese Embassy in the Hague
Greenpeace is protesting in front of the Japanese embassy in the Hague against illegal whaling in the Southern Ocean as well as the persecution of two Greenpeace activists in Japan, the 'Tokyo Two'. Lady Justice - a living statue - took off her blindfold in order to see the whole truth about Japanese whaling this time. This week similar actions of Greenpeace will take place in 20 different countries.
In original language:
Tokyo Two Protest bij Japanse Ambassade
Greenpeace protesteerd voor de Japanse ambassade in Den Haag tegen de illegale walvisjacht in de Zuidelijke Oceaan en de onrechtmatige vervolging van twee Greenpeace-actievoerders door Japan, de 'Tokyo Two'. Vrouwe Justitia -een levend standbeeld- heeft deze keer haar blinddoek afgedaan, omdat ze de volledige waarheid rondom de Japanse walvisjacht wil kunnen zien. Tegelijkertijd met dit protest vinden deze week in twintig landen vergelijkbare acties van Greenpeace plaats.
Terwijl in de Zuidelijke Oceaan de jaarlijkse walvisslachting tegen het eind loopt, staan twee medewerkers van Greenpeace Japan terecht vanwege hun onthulling van een corruptieschandaal in de Japanse walvisindustrie. Zij brachten een doos walvisvlees naar de politie als bewijs van grootschalige corruptie binnen de walvisindustrie, maar worden nu zelf als dieven vervolgd. "Greenpeace heeft illegale activiteiten aan boord van de walvisschepen blootgelegd. Nu moet Japan niet de klokkenluiders aanpakken, maar onderzoek instellen en openheid geven over deze corrupte jacht”, zegt Pavel Klinckhamers, campagneleider oceanen bij Greenpeace.
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Tokyo Two Protest in the Netherlands
A 'living statue' of Lady Justice protests on behalf of Greenpeace in front of the Japanese embassy in The Hague against Japan's illegal whaling in the Southern Ocean. The statue carries a pair of scales and a harpoon. They demand an end to the political persecution of the 'Tokyo Two', two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, and an end to Japan's whaling in the Southern Ocean. The two Greenpeace activists exposed corruption in the taxpayer-funded whaling industry, but were themselves arrested in a crackdown on Greenpeace itself in Tokyo. A quarter of a million Greenpeace supporters wrote to the Prime Minister to demand their release. The arrest was denounced by Amnesty International, and fits a pattern of repression of the rights of free speech in Japan which has been condemned by the United Nations. Embassy actions are scheduled around the world today and tomorrow. Activists declare themselves as 'co-defendants', by asking the Japanese government to 'Arrest Me Too' and to put 'Whaling on Trial'. The group challenges the Prime Minister to set Junichi and Toru free, and end the corrupt whaling programme, or order their own arrest for daring to oppose the whaling programme. 30,000 people have also signed petitions declaring themselves complicit in Junichi and Toru's actions, and state that if defending whales is a crime, they too are guilty.
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Tokyo Two Stand Trial (Photo & Videos)
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Unique identifier:
GP01OQV
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
18/02/2009
Locations:
Europe
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Netherlands
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The Hague
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Rob Keeris
Size:
5616px × 3744px 8.38 MB
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)