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Today, the Seoul Judicial Court officially announced its ruling - a monetary fine - for the 5 Greenpeace activists and their peaceful protest on #PlasticPollution that took place over 6 months ago. We are finally seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel, and will be ecstatic to see our brave activists head back home hopefully in the coming weeks. ⁣ ⁣ ICYMI: On 30 November 2024, 4 activists boarded a tanker that was about to load toxic plastic chemicals from South Korea’s Daesan complex during INC-5. ⁣ ⁣ Following this protest, the 4 activists and Rainbow Warrior Captain Hettie were placed under a travel ban and a very long-lasting investigation in South Korea despite admitting to being on the tanker. ⁣ ⁣ Greenpeace has long used non-violent direct action around the world to raise awareness of the environmental crisis and to push for structural change. Unfortunately, the case of the 5 activists has raised questions around the protection of civic space as well as the fundamental...

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