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  • Protest March in The Hague. © Marten  van Dijl / Greenpeace
    Stories
    RainbowWarrior Climate

    Bonaire Climate case: A fight for justice in Dutch court

    Residents of Bonaire are demanding what should already be guaranteed: protection from the impacts of the worsening climate crisis.

    Greenpeace International
    8 Oct 2025
    5 min read
  • Rainbow Warrior sunk off New Zealand. © Greenpeace / Brian Latham
    Stories
    RainbowWarrior

    Fortieth anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing

    Before July 10, 1985, the Rainbow Warrior was already well known, the attack turned it into a legend.

    Pierre Gleizes
    10 Jul 2025
    5 min read
  • You Can't Sink a Rainbow - Action in Aucland, New Zealand. © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
    Press Releases
    RainbowWarrior

    Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior: A reminder of the power of persistence and resistance, hope and action, to change the world

    40 years ago today, Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in Auckland Harbour by French secret service agents in an operation that murdered photographer Fernando Pereira.

    Greenpeace International
    10 Jul 2025
    2 min read
  • Rainbow Warrior Crew. © Greenpeace / Fernando Pereira
    Stories
    RainbowWarrior EnergyTransferSLAPP

    You can’t sink a rainbow and you can’t silence hope

    40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.

    Mads Christensen
    9 Jul 2025
    5 min read
  • Bunny McDiarmid Returns to Mejatto, Marshall Islands. © Greenpeace / Chewy C. Lin
    Stories
    Nuclear RainbowWarrior Peace

    A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US

    This is the story behind “Operation Exodus” - one Rainbow Warrior boat and an island community, versus a huge colonial power who discredited the act as “manipulation” for Greenpeace’s anti-nuclear agenda.

    Bunny McDiarmid
    6 Jun 2025
    8 min read
  • Team of Scientists and  Rainbow Warrior in  Rongelap, Marshall Islands. © Greenpeace / Chewy C. Lin
    Stories
    Nuclear RainbowWarrior

    Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a Greenpeace nuclear specialist

    We’ve visited ground zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as such, they were the ancestral home to the people of the Marshall Islands.  

    Shaun Burnie
    30 Apr 2025
    10 min read
  • Image of the nuclear weapon test, Castle Bravo (yield 15 Mt) on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1 March 1954.
    Press Releases
    Nuclear Health RainbowWarrior Peace

    On Marshall Islands Remembrance Day, Greenpeace calls for nuclear justice and reparations from the United States

    "Today on Remembrance Day the trauma of Bravo continues for the remaining survivors and their descendents — this is a legacy not only of suffering, loss, and frustration, but also of strength, unity, and unwavering commitment to justice, truth and accountability.”

    Greenpeace International
    1 Mar 2025
    3 min read
  • The Arctic Sunrise enters the Arousa estuary accompanied by hundreds of boats belonging to various brotherhoods of the estuary to demand, together with the traditional artisanal fishing, shellfish harvesting and extensive aquaculture sector, greater protection for the oceans and the regeneration of the Arousa estuary. © Pedro Armestre / Greenpeace
    Stories
    ArcticSunrise RainbowWarrior Witness AboutUs

    Best of Greenpeace ships 2024

    Our ships are a source of strength for millions of Greenpeacers across the globe. Keeping our tradition, Greenpeace ships and our awesome ship's crew led and witnessed various campaigns throughout the year.

    Sudhanshu Malhotra
    18 Dec 2024
    4 min read
  • people dressed in traditional Sri Lankan clothes stand in front of banner that says "People For Climate"
    Press Releases
    AboutUs RainbowWarrior

    Greenpeace marks launch of South Asia office in Sri Lanka with Rainbow Warrior ship tour

    Yesterday, Greenpeace officially launched its South Asia regional office in Colombo, Sri Lanka with the arrival of the iconic ship Rainbow Warrior, marking the beginning of the highly anticipated "People For Climate - Greenpeace Indian Ocean Ship Tour 2024" over the next 6 days.

    Greenpeace International
    14 Feb 2024
    2 min read
  • Alain Connan (left) with Rémi Parmentier aboard the Sirius in the 1980s
    Stories
    AboutUs RainbowWarrior

    Alain Connan, 1933-2024

    Alain Connan, the former captain of several Greenpeace ships in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 91. The rainbow warrior was a key figure Greenpeace history, which he spent years helping to write.

    Greenpeace International
    5 Feb 2024
    3 min read
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