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Anti-whaling conservationist Peter Bethune's show trial - solidarity call out

Submitted by crooka on Fri, 28/05/2010 - 1:40pm

The trial of Peter Bethune began on 27th May in Tokyo. Peter pleaded guilty to charges of trespass, property destruction, carrying a knife and disruption of commercial acitivty. He is contesting the charge of assault. The charges arise fromhis Febrauy 15th, 2010 boarding of the illegal Japanese whaling vessel the Shonan Maru No.2. Peter was attempting to deliver a citizens arrest warrant, along with an invoice for the loss of his ship which was sunk earlier by the Japanese whalers.

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Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd criticize commercial whaling resumption proposal

Submitted by takver on Mon, 26/04/2010 - 2:29am

Representatives to the International Whaling Commission from a dozen countries are meeting in Washington negotiating a compromise agreement for the limited resumption of commercial whaling with strong controls for the next ten years. Conservationists from both Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace have attacked the proposal, "At the moment, it appears that the whales are making all the concessions, not the whalers and this proposal keeps dying whaling industries alive and not the whales." said Greenpeace Japan Programme Director Junichi Sato.

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Federal Police raid Sea Shepherd vessel

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 3:53pm

Five Federal Police officers have raided the Steve Irwin as it docked in Hobart today at the behest of the Japanese Government. Australia instead of helping to enforce the international ban on whaling in its waters and condemning the Japanese for their illegal sinking of a Sea Shepherd vessel is trying to help criminalise the Sea Shepherds activities.

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/whale-watch/federal-police-board-an...

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Ady Gil Captain boards whaling ship to make citizen's arrest

Submitted by takver on Mon, 15/02/2010 - 9:30pm

Captain Peter Bethune has boarded the Shonan Maru No 2 to make a citizen's arrest of the captain of the vessel. Peter Bethune's ship, the New Zealand registered high speed trimaran the Ady Gil owned by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Foundation, was sunk by the Japanese whaling ship the Shonan Maru 2 on January 6 after it was purposefully rammed endangering the lives of the six crew.

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Whaling conflict tensions continue with Conservation ship rammed

Submitted by takver on Sun, 07/02/2010 - 12:22pm

The Japanese whaling harpoon vessel the Yushin Maru 3 has rammed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Bob Barker about 180 miles off Cape Darnley in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The ramming penetrated the Bob Barker's hull creating a 3-foot long 4-inch deep gash in the mid starboard side of the Sea Shepherd vessel above the waterline. The Yushin Maru suffered minor damage to its hand rail and hull. No crew from either ship were injured.

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Sea Shepherd finds whalers as Greens pressure government on whaling spy flights

Submitted by takver on Sat, 06/02/2010 - 11:39am

The Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker has found and re-engaged the Japanese whaling factory ship, the Nisshin Maru at at 67 degrees 10 minutes South and 67 Degrees 07 Minutes East. The Nisshin Maru and two harpoon vessels were found on February 6, 2010 at approximately 0430 hours (Melbourne time).

The Sea Shepherd flagship, the Steve Irwin, is en route to join the action after refueling and reprovisioning at Fremantle in late January.

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HSI warns of pending legal action over japanese whaler spy flights

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/01/2010 - 2:28pm

Media Release - January 6, 2010

Humane Society International (HSI) has warned it is prepared to take legal action against Australian companies that are reported to have been assisting Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, by providing their services to operate spy flights.

In January 2008, HSI secured an injunction against Japanese whale hunts in Australia's Antarctic territorial waters.

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Sea Shepherd sues Japanese whalers for Piracy in Dutch Court

Submitted by takver on Sat, 09/01/2010 - 2:47pm

Sea Shepherd lodged on Friday writs to sue the crew of Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 for piracy in the Dutch court system for threatening the lives of the six crew members of the Ady Gil and destroying their vessel. Conservation pirates suing pirates of profit and environmental slaughter and destruction.

Other News: Bethune files for arrest of Japanese Captain | Ady Gil commits to fundraising for a new Ady Gil | Bob Brown serves $2million demand on Japan | Australian Government delays legal action decision until after IWC meeting in June | New Video from Ady Gil - final 3 minutes before ramming | How Whaling is Illegal

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Pro-whaling New Zealand PR Group

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 08/01/2010 - 9:19pm

After some work i have found the details of the PR group working for the Japanese whalers or the institute of cetacean research. The groups name is Omeka and is ran out of New Zealand, there main spokes person is Glenn innwood. If you would like to tell Mr Innwood and the good people of Omeka what you think of there bosses the ICR. Please tell them at the following infomation.
For life in our seas

Omeka Public Relations
PO Box 12-490 Thorndon, Wellington
New Zealand
Ph +64 21 498 010
Fax +64 21
787 570
E-mail omeka AT omeka.com

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Ady Gil sinks, Sea Shepherd pursuing Whaling Fleet

Submitted by takver on Fri, 08/01/2010 - 11:57am

The Sea Shepherd high speed powerboat, Ady Gil, has now sunk according to Paul Watson interviewed on ABC morning radio. The stationary ship was purposefully rammed by a Japanese whaling security vessel endangering the 6 Sea Shepherd volunteers on board.

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