Space Travel News  
WHALES AHOY
'The Cove' dolphin activist Ric O'Barry detained in Japan: supporters
by Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2016


US animal rights activist Ric O'Barry who featured in "The Cove", a documentary about dolphin slaughter in a Japanese town, has been detained in Tokyo by immigration authorities after being denied entry to the country, his supporters said Wednesday.

O'Barry, 76, was held by immigration officials at Toyko's Narita International Airport on Monday and interrogated repeatedly, they said, citing his lawyer.

He was denied entry to Japan on a tourist visa, they said on his website "Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project".

O'Barry appeared in "The Cove", the Oscar-winning documentary which drew worldwide attention to the annual dolphin hunt in the small Japanese town of Taiji, and has frequently visited Japan and the fishing community to protest against the killing of the mammals.

The Tokyo Immigration Bureau said it cannot comment on individual cases, citing privacy rules.

It is not the first time O'Barry has been detained by Japanese authorities.

Last September he was arrested near Taiji on the eve of the start of the controversial six-month dolphin hunt, for allegedly failing to carry his passport after being stopped by police.

He was released the following night.

In recent years, Japanese police have dispatched more officers to Taiji during the hunt in anticipation of possible clashes between locals and activists from conservation group Sea Shepherd.

During the current detention immigration officials accused him of making "The Cove" movie and collaborating with Sea Shepherd, which he denied, the supporters said, citing his lawyer.

O'Barry's attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.

"I feel I am being used as a figurehead representing all Western activists," he said through his son, Lincoln O'Barry, on the website.

The last social networking post by O'Barry himself is an Instagram photo with the comment: "Here we go again...", showing an immigration sign apparently at a Japanese airport, dated Sunday.

O'Barry first found fame in the 1960s for catching and training five dolphins for the well-known TV series "Flipper", but he has recently fought against keeping the mammals in captivity.


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


.


Related Links
Follow the Whaling Debate






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

Previous Report
WHALES AHOY
Chemicals threaten Europe's killer whales with extinction
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2016
Killer whales in European waters face extinction due to outlawed but long-lived pollutants that also threaten several species of dolphins, according a study released Thursday. Toxic chemicals known by the acronym PCBs are poisoning these marine mammals, and in some cases severely impeding their ability to reproduce, researchers reported. Becoming more concentrated as they move up the foo ... read more


WHALES AHOY
NASA awards ISS cargo transport contracts

SpaceX will try to land its reusable rocket on an ocean dock

SpaceX will attempt ocean landing of rocket Jan 17

Arianespace year-opening mission delivered to Final Assembly Building

WHALES AHOY
Opportunity Welcomes Winter Solstice

A Starburst Spider On Mars

Rover Rounds Martian Dune to Get to the Other Side

Boulders on a Martian Landslide

WHALES AHOY
Lunar mission moves a step closer

Momentum builds for creation of 'moon villages'

Chang'e-3 landing site named "Guang Han Gong"

South Korea to launch lunar exploration in 2016, land by 2020

WHALES AHOY
Possible ice volcano on Pluto has the 'Wright Stuff'

Probing the Mysterious Glacial Flow on Pluto's Frozen 'Heart'

'X' Marks a Curious Corner on Pluto's Icy Plains

Particles 'Go with the Flow' on Pluto's Surface

WHALES AHOY
Lab discovery gives glimpse of conditions found on other planets

Nearby star hosts closest alien planet in the 'habitable zone'

ALMA reveals planetary construction sites

Monster planet is 'dancing with the stars'

WHALES AHOY
Aerojet Rocketdyne to mature development of MPS-130 CubeSat propulsion system

Second SLS Test Stand Begins Rise at NASA Marshall

Falcon 9 Succeeds in Historical First-Stage Landing - But?

Russia concludes upgraded Soyuz-2 flight tests

WHALES AHOY
China Plans More Than 20 Space Launches in 2016

China plans 20 launches in 2016

China's Belt and Road Initiative catches world's imagination: Inmarsat CEO

China launches HD earth observation satellite

WHALES AHOY
Exposed ice on Rosetta's comet confirmed as water

Exposed ice on Rosetta's comet confirmed as water

New Details on Ceres Seen in Dawn Images

Time running out for comet probe Philae









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.