Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson said on Tuesday.

Watson has been fighting for the rights of whales and the wider environment for more than 50 years - and is showing no signs ...

On December 17, 2024, anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's lawyer informed that the activist was released from Denmark prison and won't be extradited to Japan. Watson was arrested from Nuuk ...

Danish authorities have released anti-whaling activistPaul Watson from Greenland some five months after he was originally detained on an international arrest warrant from Japan, his attorney said.

Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request. Greenland arrested the Sea Shepherd ...

Japan said it was disappointed after Denmark rejected its extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson. Mr Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd group, was released from jail in ...

Animal rights activist Paul Watson, freed this week from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting worldwide and to stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had ... including around a dozen from supporters in Japan. Denmark’s justice ministry said it had based its ...

Danish Ministry of Justice announces Watson will not be extradited to Japan, which could have landed the Sea Shepard founder 15 years in prison.

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been freed from prison in Greenland and will not be extradited to Japan, the Danish Justice Ministry and defence lawyers said. Tokyo had asked Denmark to ...

Denmark releases Watson after five months in detention Japan sought extradition of Watson on criminal charges Decision based on overall assessment, Denmark says "Paul is free," his organisation ...