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50 activists, Greenpeace USA chief, arrested in global warming protest

Feature story | 27 September, 2007 at 2:00

50 activists, including Greenpeace USA Executive Director John Passacantando, were arrested in front of the US State Department building in Washington DC for participating in a global warming protest.

Dubious "anti-terrorism" law threatens Brazil’s democratic space

Blog entry by Pedro Telles | 16 March, 2016 2 comments

In the midst of a severe political crisis and seriously threatened by the possibility of an impeachment, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff will soon have to make a decision that puts her once again on a crash course with civil society:...

Breaking free from fossil fuels – the risk we take is not taking action

Blog entry by Jennifer Morgan | 24 May, 2016

Last week,  #BreakFree2016 wrapped up across the globe. Greenpeace joined with many inspiring organisations in a global wave of peaceful actions that lasted for 12 days and took place across six continents to target the world’s most...

Activists at sea call ‘lights out’ on Thai Union’s destructive seafood supply chain

Press release | 25 May, 2016 at 19:11

Indian Ocean, 25 May 2016 – Activists on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza chased a controversial vessel at the heart of Thai Union’s supply chain from its moorings today, in the latest in a series of global protests against the tuna giant’s...

Is the Spanish Government bullying Spaniards?

Blog entry by Raul San Mateo | 2 April, 2015 4 comments

Imagine a world where the right to protest or organise a rally was only granted to the wealthy. This is about to happen in Spain. Last week the Government passed a pack of reforms that will penalise, with heavy fines, most forms of...

Volcano poses no threat to the Sendai nuclear plant – yep, we’ve heard that one before

Blog entry | 20 August, 2015 5 comments

After being nuclear free for two years, Japan is restarting its reactors. But there’s a problem – they’re old, unsafe, and oh, did we tell you there’s an active volcano nearby? At the southwestern tip of Japan in Kagoshima...

Greenpeace activists block secret TTIP talks

Press release | 22 February, 2016 at 14:46

Brussels, 22 February 2016 – Greenpeace activists from seven countries today blocked the entrances to the Brussels building where EU and US negotiators were due to hold secret talks for a trade deal that would give multinational corporations...

Parisians still march for the climate

Press release | 27 November, 2015 at 16:35

Paris, 27 November 2015 - Nearly fifteen thousand French people who would have taken to the streets of Paris this weekend have instead registered online to find ‘buddies’ who will march for them on Sunday’s global climate protests.

Injured Greenpeace activist faces Spanish navy culprits who threaten prosecution...

Press release | 28 July, 2015 at 18:05

Madrid, 28 July, 2015 - A Greenpeace activist who was severely injured by the Spanish navy on November 15th, 2014, during a peaceful protest at sea near the Canary Islands is being investigated under the piracy chapter of Spain's criminal code.

Activists protest above Spanish Parliament against new 'Gag Laws'

Press release | 30 June, 2015 at 14:35

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