Greenpeace activists conduct a peaceful protest outside the Japanese embassy in Den Haag as part of a global campaign against the continued unnecessary detention of two Greenpeace activists in Japan. The detained activists exposed a large scale embezz...

Photo | 26 June, 2008

Greenpeace activists conduct a peaceful protest outside the Japanese embassy in Den Haag as part of a global campaign against the continued unnecessary detention of two Greenpeace activists in Japan. The detained activists exposed a large scale embezzlement scandal within the Japanese government-sponsored Southern Ocean whaling program.In addition to demonstrations in approximately 30 countries, nearly 180,000 letters of protest have been emailed to the Japanese Prime Minister and Foreign minister.