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	16 January 2002 Buying the World's Whales - Greenpeace Exposes Multi Million Price Tag 16 December 2001 Greenpeace hit by super water cannons by Antarctic whalers 14 December 2001 Greenpeace rejects terrorism label 14 December 2001 Greenpeace speaks directly to whaling crew 5 November 2001 Worldwide protest urges Japanese whaling fleet: "Don't Go!" 27 July 2001 Increasing environmental threats to whale populations exposed as IWC is overshadowed by Japanese vote buying 26 July 2001 Japan tries to obstruct moves to protect critically endangered whale populations 24 July 2001 Japanese vote buying sinks South Pacific Whale Sanctuary< 23 July 2001 Iceland's attempt to resume commercial whaling fails 23 July 2001 Greenpeace urges Norway to condemn Japanese vote buying at International Whaling Commission 18 July 2001 Japan admits buying whaling votes in exchange for aid archived press releases

media centre

View the latest photos available for the press at the Greenpeace picture desk.

View the most recent video footage of the whalers harpooning a Minke whale (requires QuickTime player).

Photos and video for media use are available upon request.

Media Inquires:
Sue Cooper:
(home): +61 2 9499 3041
(office): +61 2 9263 0322
(mobile) +61 408 268 024
email: sue.cooper@dialb.greenpeace.org

Video footage and photographs:
Kate Davison
(home): +61 2 9499 3041
(office): +61 2 9263 0350
(mobile) +61 418 204869
email: kate.davison@diala.greenpeace.org

Briefing papers

Science, Culture or Commerce?
The truth about Japanese Whaling, 5 pages (76k)

Scientific Whaling: the true story, 7 pages (79k)

A Majority Bought, Not Won, 1 page (63k)

Rigging the System: How the Japanese Government is buying control of the IWC, 2 pages, (66k)

What is Wrong with Whaling? 4 pages (73k)

For more reports and briefings, visit the documents page.

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