{"id":11303,"date":"2024-11-17T20:10:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T19:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paddys.de\/?p=11303"},"modified":"2025-01-14T02:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T01:27:19","slug":"ein-held-braucht-deine-hilfe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddys.de\/en\/ein-held-braucht-deine-hilfe\/","title":{"rendered":"A hero needs your help"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time<\/span> 2<\/span> Minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Hi, how are you today? I know it's Sunday, but my work as an environmental activist doesn't recognise weekends. Nature needs us more than ever. If we humans carry on as we are, the future could look bleak. Positive change is possible - and that's why I'm writing to you today. \ud83d\udc0b\ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my carer put a T-shirt from Paul Watson's collection on me today and my parents happened to send me a donation receipt from the Captain Paul Watson Foundation as a birthday present, I just had to go for it. Watson is one of the last true heroes of our time. He has dedicated his entire life to saving the oceans and especially the whales. And now he needs our support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Watson has been in custody for months. The Japanese authorities accuse him of attacking a whaling ship more than a decade ago. However, contrary to popular belief, Watson has not been convicted by an international court. In fact, his arrest is based on a national arrest warrant from Japan, which was circulated via Interpol as a so-called \"Red Notice\". However, a \"red notice\" is not a legally valid international arrest warrant - it is a wanted notice that does not oblige other countries to arrest or extradite him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is now up to Denmark to decide whether Watson will be extradited to Japan, where he faces the threat of an unfair trial. Time is pressing, because while Watson is in custody, the Japanese whaling ships continue their controversial hunts for endangered species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Watson's commitment to nature has saved countless animals from death and protected marine life. Now it's up to us to give something back to him. With your donation, you can help support Watson's legal fight and ensure that he can continue his mission: Saving the oceans and therefore the entire planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1<\/a><\/sup>Nachrichten.fr, Paul Watson still in custody: Agn\u00e8s Pannier-Runacher demands release of the whale protector, 25.10.2024, https:\/\/nachrichten.fr\/paul-watson-weiterhin-in-haft-agnes-pannier-runacher-fordert-freilassung-des-walschuetzers\/<\/a><\/span> 2<\/a><\/sup>Martin Fritz, Sea Shepherd founder - Free Paul Watson, taz, 17.10.2024, https:\/\/taz.de\/Sea-Shepherd-Gruender\/%216040251\/<\/a><\/span> 3<\/a><\/sup>Rolf Arndt, Activist Paul Watson still imprisoned, Activist Paul Watson still imprisoned, D\u00e4nische Allgemeine Zeitung, 2 October 2024, https:\/\/www.daz.dk\/2024\/10\/02\/aktivist-paul-watson-weiterhin-inhaftiert\/<\/a><\/span> 4<\/a><\/sup>Danish Parliament Confirms Faroe Islands Tip-off Led to Paul Watson's Arrest, Captain Paul Watson Foundation, https:\/\/www.paulwatsonfoundation.org\/danish-parliament-confirms-faroe-islands-tip-off-led-to-paul-watsons-arrest\/<\/a><\/span> 5<\/a><\/sup>Whale conservationist Paul Watson remains in custody on Greenland, DiePresse, 4.9.2024, ttps:\/\/www.diepresse.com\/18828121\/walschuetzer-paul-watson-bleibt-auf-groenland-in-haft<\/a><\/span> 6<\/a><\/sup>Sophie Bachet, A dilemma of law and ethics: Denmark to decide fate of imprisoned anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson, The Copenhagen Post, 3.9.2024, https:\/\/cphpost.dk\/2024-09-03\/news\/a-dilemma-of-law-and-ethics-denmark-to-decide-fate-of-imprisoned-anti-whaling-environmentalist-paul-watson\/<\/a><\/span> 7<\/a><\/sup>Nicolai Kampmann, Paul Watson will remain behind bars in Greenland until December, The Copenhagen Post, 13.11.2024, https:\/\/cphpost.dk\/2024-11-13\/news\/round-up\/paul-watson-will-remain-behind-bars-in-greenland-until-december\/<\/a><\/span> 8<\/a><\/sup>Thomas Borchert, Denmark and the case of Paul Watson, Frankfurter Rundschau, 11 August 2024, \u00a8https:\/\/www.fr.de\/panorama\/daenemark-und-der-fall-paul-watson-93236487.html<\/a><\/span> 9<\/a><\/sup>Japan asks Denmark to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, France24, 1.8.2024, https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20240801-japan-asks-denmark-to-extradite-anti-whaling-activist-paul-watson<\/a><\/span> 10<\/a><\/sup>Greenland arrests environmental activist Paul Watson, WeLT, , 26.7.2024, https:\/\/www.welt.de\/vermischtes\/prominente\/article252635096\/Paul-Watson-Groenland-nimmt-Umweltaktivisten-fest-Haftbefehl-aus-Japan.html<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc49 You can donate here:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.paulwatsonfoundation.org\/donate\/?form=donate<\/a>11<\/a><\/sup> https:\/\/www.paulwatsonfoundation.org\/donate\/?form=donate<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Achieving even more together:<\/strong>
So that even more people find out about Watson's situation, I would like to offer you something special: For the first 100 readers<\/strong>my contribution Share publicly on Facebook<\/strong>I donate 10 \u20ac extra<\/strong> to the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. Your sharing not only helps spread Watson's story, but also directly increases support for his fight. Together we can really make a difference. \ud83c\udf0a<\/p>\n

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