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Free Paul WatsonForfattere ser Grønt

Forfattere ser Grønt — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:24:29 +0000

On 21 July, the whale activist Paul Watson docked to refuel his ship, the John Paul DeJoira, in Nuuk, Greenland. And in response, Denmark – of which Greenland is a part – did something morally incomprehensible. It ordered police to arrest and detain him. What was his crime? Watson, the former Greenpeace activist [...]

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WHAT PRISON HAS TAUGHT ME Morgan Trowland

Morgan Trowland — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:14:33 +0000

Jail has taught me a lot. But it’s not what the government hoped. During the 17 years I practised civil engineering I wrote a steady stream of reports and journal papers, alongside occasional industry magazine articles. All of that was dry compared to most things, especially to the issues raised by civil resistance and [...]

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Prisoner of ConscienceJanine Eagling

Janine Eagling — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 08:00:09 +0000

Until a couple of years ago, I would not have imagined I would ever go to prison. Then the moment came when I realised that the forms of climate protest I had participated in for 30 years – petitions, marches, letters to my MP, joining environmental organisations – were not working. So with time [...]

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