The court in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, decided Monday to keep environmental activist Paul Watson in pre-trial detention, pending the Danish government’s decision on Japan’s extradition request related to his fight for whales. Watson will remain in detention until Dec. 18, police in Greenland said in a statement, adding that he had appealed the Nuuk court’s decision.) The American-Canadian, who turned 74 on Monday, was arrested in Nuuk on July 21. He was then en route with his vessel, the John Paul DeJoria, to intercept a brand new Japanese whaling factory ship. Japan, which has … Continue reading Paul Watson Held in Greenland Amid Japan’s 14-Year Extradition Pursuit as Denmark’s Verdict Nears on Dec. 18