Satu Rämö has caused a publishing sensation across Europe – thanks to her novels about Hildur, a mindful cop who solves murders with her needle-clacking sidekick, then soothes her trauma with exercise. We meet the author for rhubarb cordials at her Ice…
While Beijing and Moscow have been working to establish a strategic foothold in the region for more than a decade, Washington and Brussels are just now waking up to the danger.
A Greenland court issued the third extension of the environmental activist’s detention period, pending a legal review of an extradition request by Japan, which has long had an arrest warrant open for Watson.
The founder of the envorinmental group Sea Shepherd was arrested in July when his ship docked in Greenland to refuel on the way to intecept a Japanese whaling vessel. He is being held on a Japanese arrest warrant pending a decision on his extradition.
On a visit to Greenland, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships is seeking to secure the European Union’s interests in this Arctic territory rich in raw materials crucial for the ecological transition.
Japan has been seeking the arrest of Paul Watson over an incident in Antarctic waters in 2010.
Japan has been seeking the arrest of Paul Watson over an incident in Antarctic waters in 2010.
Japan has been seeking the arrest of Paul Watson over an incident in Antarctic waters in 2010.
A Greenland court decided Wednesday to hold US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson an additional 28 days pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, an anti-whaling group said.
Paul Watson was arrested on July 21 in Greenland under an Interpol ‘red notice’ issued at Japan’s request relating to anti-whaling activities in 2010.
A Greenland court will decide Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, 73, in custody pending extradition to Japan over a whaling altercation. Lawyers anticipate extended detention as legal review continues in Nuuk, the…
The activist and founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd has been in pre-trial detention in Greenland since July 21. The Nuuk court is due to rule on his possible release on parole on Wednesday, September 4.
Anti-whaling activist’s detention to continue while Japanese extradition request is considered, court rulesThe anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is to remain in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, a court in …
American-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested in Greenland last month on an international arrest warrant, will appear before a judge on Thursday who will rule on his continued detention. Watson is facing charges related to a 20…
Denmark announced Thursday that it has received Japan’s extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested in Greenland last month on an international arrest warrant. Watson, the 73-year-old founder of Sea Shepherd, is facing …
The new transatlantic connection between Iqaluit and Canadian territory of Nuuk reunites the Inuit community
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Tuesday that he was pressing Danish authorities not to extradite anti-whaling activist and Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson to Japan after his arrest in Greenland on Sunday under an international arres…
Police in Greenland arrested prominent anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson under an international warrant issued by Japan, detaining him until August 15, authorities and his foundation said. His ship had just docked on Sunday in Nuuk to refuel o…
Paul Watson could now be extradited to Japan to face charges related to his anti-whaling activism.
Paul Watson could now be extradited to Japan to face charges related to his anti-whaling activism.
Prominent anti-whaling activist and co-founder of Greenpeace Paul Watson was arrested on Monday in Greenland under an international warrant issued by Japan in 2012. Watson’s foundation said that the reactivation of the Interpol Red Notice against him …
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The prestigious photographer of the year title has been awarded to Juliette Pavy for her series Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women. Pavy was selected from the 10 winners in the professional category;…
In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happenedBula Larson was 14 when one day she and her friends were told to go to the hospital. B…
Women say being fitted with IUDs without their consent left them with pain, shame and lasting reproductive difficultiesDanish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal womenHedvig Frederiksen had been at her new school in Paamiut, Greenland, for on…
Exclusive: Territory’s government calls for visit to listen to those thought to be living with consequences of forced fitting of IUDs‘I was only a child’: women tell of trauma of forced contraceptionThe Danish health minister should “get on a plane and…
The EU opened its first Arctic Office in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, as part of a wider charm offensive to position itself ahead of other great powers vying for the nation’s mineral wealth.
European Commission will open office in the territory, made strategically important by rare resources and melting iceThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is heading to Greenland as melting Arctic ice, demand for green-technol…
Group of 143 allege they were fitted with coils without consent or knowledge between 1966 and 1970, when some were childrenNearly 150 Greenlandic women have sued the Danish state, alleging that they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their…
Arctic Ice argues its rare, pure product can be part of Greenland’s green transition and greater independenceFrozen daiquiri anyone? Drinking a cocktail on top of a Dubai skyscraper may seem decadent enough, but a Greenland entrepreneur wants to add an…
A new generation of ‘floating hotels’ promises bucket-list experiences — and champagne by the bucket-load. Jemima Kelly joins Explora I’s inaugural Greenland voyage
FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the front lines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the Indigenous people who live in harmony with nature…
Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory’s population.
A group of 67 women from Greenland on Monday filed claims for compensation from the Danish government for being fitted with intrauterine devices (IUDs) without their consent decades ago.
Group of 67 claim they were fitted with an IUD between 1966 and 1970 without consent or knowledge Dozens of Greenlandic women who say they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge are planning to sue the Danish state.T…
Accelerating the end of coal-fired power, dramatically reducing deforestation and stopping methane leaks are as urgent as they are achievable.
The Ocean Explorer with 206 people on board had been stuck since Monday, with some catching Covid.
Vessel stuck off remote area of Greenland with more than 200 people on board
There are no reports of injuries on the Ocean Explorer, which was grounded in the remote Northeast Greenland National ParkA cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew onboard has run aground in north-west Greenland, and remained stuck even after high tid…
