Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had rejected a Japanese request to extradite him over criminal charges dating back more than a decade.

Known for his bold and often controversial actions, he has dedicated his life to protecting marine wildlife, with Japanese whaling being one of his primary targets. Now, Watson faces a new legal ...

He founded his own Captain Paul Watson Foundation in 2022. The Japanese arrest and extradition request stemmed from a 2010 incident in the Antarctic in which Watson was accused of having damaged a ...

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Greenland on Tuesday and will not be extradited to Japan after five months in custody. He is planning to return home to be reunited with his ...

Japanese officials expressed disappointment at the Danish Ministry of Justice's decision on Dec. 17 not to extradite a noted anti-whaling activist to Japan. Paul Watson, founder of the Sea ...

Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson has skipped bail and fled from Germany, with his supporters claiming they fear he would have been extradited to Japan over Antarctic whaling protests. Mr Watson ...

"The suspect Paul Watson is wanted internationally as an accomplice of the February 2010 incident where activists of anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd injured members of Japanese whalers and ...

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 ...