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🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Anti-whaling campaigner takes aim at Nova Scotia’s Whale Sanctuary Project

A U.S.-based group’s initiative to relocate two killer whales to a seaside refuge in Nova Scotia faces opposition from anti-whaling activist Paul Watson.

Feb 17 • 19:07 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Whaling protesters fined

Whaling protesters in Iceland have been fined for their demonstrative actions against the whaling industry.

Feb 16 • 17:36 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

This is a sad day for democracy

Two women were convicted for illegally boarding a whaling ship during a protest, raising concerns about civil disobedience and democracy.

Feb 16 • 16:53 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

"This is a sad day for democracy"

Two women were convicted for trespassing on a whaling ship in Iceland as part of an environmental protest, raising concerns over civil disobedience rights.

Feb 16 • 16:53 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Convicted for Breaking Aboard Whaling Ships

Anahita Babaei and Elissa May Philipps were convicted for illegally boarding whaling ships in Iceland as part of a protest and ordered to pay fines.

Feb 16 • 13:51 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Two fishermen received two million from Whale

Two former employees were awarded over 2.1 million krónur each in unpaid wages by the court, after the whaling operations they were contracted for were canceled.

Feb 13 • 16:00 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

"You can't remember all this devil"

Kristján Loftsson, the CEO of Hvals hf., argues that prosecuting two activists for breaking and entering during protests on whaling boats is meant to deter others from similar actions, with the main hearing for the case taking place today.

Jan 22 • 12:01 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

"I did this out of absolute necessity"

The main proceedings have begun in the case of two activists who spent 33 hours on whaling vessels in 2023, asserting it was a necessary act.

Jan 22 • 10:53 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

In Search of Whale History on the Cantabrian and Atlantic Coasts

Biologist and cetacean expert Àlex Aguilar and photographer Max Aguilar compile a book detailing the remnants and sites of whale hunting in northern Spain.

Jan 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

The Controversial Grilled Whale Skewers of Iceland

Iceland is one of the few countries where whaling is permitted, and its restaurants offer dishes made from whale meat, raising ethical concerns about culinary practices.

Jan 6 • 04:30 UTC

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