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Media coverage of the unprecedented indictment and trial:

• Alternet, June 16, 2004Could There Be A Rosa Parks After 9/11?

• The Denver Post, May 25, 2004 The right to peaceful protest

• CBS 4 Miami/ Fort Lauderdale, May 19, 2004Judge Throws Out Ship-Boarding Charges Against Greenpeace(video available at this link)

• Sun-Sentinel, May 19, 2004 Greenpeace insists ship boarding didn't break federal law

• ABC News Online, May 18, 2004US uses 'prostitution' law to prosecute Greenpeace

• Reuters, May 18, 2004 Greenpeace Conspired to Illegally Board Ship-Gov't

• Tallahassee Democrat, May 16, 2004 U.S. prosecution of Greenpeace sets court fight over dissentThis AP article also appeared in several other newspapers.

• Reuters, May 13, 2004 U.S. Takes Greenpeace to Court in Unusual Trial

• KALW San Francisco Radio's "Your Call", May 11, 2004Ashcroft v. Greenpeace. Why is Greenpeace being charged with a federal crime last prosecuted in 1890?

• The Miami New Times, April 29, 2004 The Greenpeace Effect

• The Sun Sentinel, April 16, 2004 Federal judge puts Greenpeace case in jury's hands

• San Diego Union-Tribune, April 15, 2004 Judge upholds government's use of obscure 1800s law in charging Greenpeace This AP article also appeared in several other newspapers.

• The Denver Post, April 9, 2004 Peaceful protest under attack

• Utne.com, February 12, 2004Clampdown on Dissenters?

• The Seattle Times, January 23, 2004 Florida Greenpeace protest brings federal charges under 1872 law

• The Charleston Gazette, January 23, 2004Archaic law used vengefully (free membership required)

• The Washington Times, January 22, 2004Greenpeace hits its prosecutionThis AP article also appeared in several other newspapers.

• The Miami Herald, January 18, 2004Activist uses the sand as his canvas

• The San Francisco Chronicle, January 4, 2004 Unfair assault on Greenpeace

• The Sarasota Tribune, December 31, 2003 Opponents see Greenpeace indictment as threat todissentThis AP article also appeared in several other newspapers.

• The Miami Herald, December 13, 2003 Greenpeace challenges case (free registration required)

• The Washington Post, December 13, 2003 Florida Greenpeace Case Hinges on 1872 Law

• Wired News, December 12, 2003 Greenpeace: We're No Mongerers!

• TomPaine.com, December 3, 2003Dissent Under Attack, Civil Disobedience on Trial, Why Target Greenpeace?

• MSNBC, November 14, 2003U.S. takes hard line on Greenpeace Bush critics say use of obscure law smacks of retribution

• Democracy Now, November 13, 2003Ashcroft Case Against Greenpeace Threatens First Amendment Rights

• International Herald Tribune, November 6, 2003Keeping the protesters out of sight and out of hearing

• The Guardian, October 31, 2003 US puts right to protest at risk: Government prosecutes Greenpeace over protest

• Missoula Independent, October 30, 2003Ashcroft's attack on Greenpeace

• The Miami Herald, October 30, 2003 Greenpeace Prosecuted Under Antiquated Law Our Opinion: Justice Should Close Case, Pursue Serious Threats (free registration required)

• Counterpunch, October 24, 2003Ashcroft's War on Greenpeace: Sailor-Mongering Civil Disobedience

• San Diego Union Tribune, October 20, 2003 Abandoning human rights principles

• Los Angeles Times, October 17, 2003 Students, Nuns, and Sailor-Mongers, Beware: Atty. Gen. Ashcroft is pulling out all the stops to prosecute protesters (free registration required)

• Harper's Magazine, October 14, 2003 Weekly Review

• Moscow Times, October 13, 2003Mirror, Mirror: Who's the Crookedest of All?

• New York Times, October 11, 2003Typical Greenpeace Protest Leads to an Unusual Prosecution (fee required to view)(full article can also be found on commondreams.org)

  Media coverage of Greenpeace's return to Miami:

  • The Miami Herald, October 30, 2003Stay away, activists told The Coast Guard hikes security around a freighter carrying wood and tells Greenpeace to steer clear.
  • The Miami Herald, October 27, 2003 (AP story) Miami port refuses Greenpeace ship; says it poses security risk
  • The Miami Herald, October 27, 2003 Greenpeace ship barred from docking at Port of Miami
  • Grist Magazine, (environmental news and humor) October 22, 2003Port of No Call
  • The Miami Herald, October 16, 2003Greenpeace vessel denied Miami berth
  • The South Florida Business Journal, October 15, 2003 Port of Miami unfair, Greenpeace says