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In Japan, fishermen round up and slaughter hundreds and even thousands of dolphins and other small whales each year. In the small fishing village of Taiji, entire schools of dolphins are driven into a hidden cove after a prolonged chase. Once trapped inside the cove, the fishermen kill the dolphins, slashing their throats with knives or stabbing them with spears. The water turns red with their blood, and the air fills with their screams. [...] Greenpeace activists Toru Suzuki (below, right) and Junichi Sato (below, left) have been facing trial for nearly two years in Japan. But now finally they are in court. They are charged only for theft and trespass — yet it has always been clear that they are being persecuted for so much more. [...] In January 2008, Greenpeace Japan commenced a four month investigation into claims, made by a whistleblower, that crew members of Japan’s whaling fleet have for many years been embezzling significant amounts of prime whale meat and selling it for personal gain, with apparent official consent. Having exposed this scandal, two of our activists our now facing up to 10 years in prison in Japan. [...] Aomori, Japan, January 15, 2010 – The prospect of putting the Japanese |
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