Tokyo Two Protest in Wellington

Greenpeace New Zealand Communications officer Suzette Jackson supports the two Greenpeace activists arrested in Japan, by having her photo taken to present to the Japanese Embassy. Greenpeace set up an anti-whaling stand outside the Japanese embassy in Wellington where during the lunch hour around 150 people had 'mug shot' style photos taken that read "co-defendant, arrest me as well I want to save the whales". The photos were presented to the Japanese Embassy.

Unique identifier: GP04O2C

Type: Image

Shoot date: 10/12/2008

Locations: Aotearoa, Oceania, Wellington

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Michelle Thomas

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Tokyo Two Protest in Wellington

Greenpeace staff, volunteers and supporters are photographed during an activity highlighting the Japanese court case of Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, two Greenpeace activists charged with theft and trespass after they exposed a major scandal around the embezzlement of whale meat from the Japanese government-sponsored Southern Ocean whaling program. An anti-whaling stand is set up outside the Japanese embassy, in Wellington, where around 150 people had 'mug shot' style photos taken that read "co-defendant, arrest me as well I want to save the whales". The photos were presented to the Japanese Embassy.

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