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Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior a reminder of the power of persistence and resistance, hope and action, to change the world
Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday 10 July 2025 — 40 years ago today, Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in Auckland Harbour by French secret service agents in an…
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A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before - to mass relocate the people of Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region.
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Pacific leads at UN Ocean Conference, Australia urged to step up commitments
SYDNEY, Tuesday 10 June 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has congratulated seven Pacific Island nations for their commitment to ocean protection at the UN Ocean Conference overnight, calling it “a…
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Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands – Reflections from a Greenpeace nuclear specialist
We’ve visited ground zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as such, they were the ancestral home to the people of the Marshall…
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Meet 6 Marshallese women activists who are changing the world
Across cultures and religions, there are various stories of creation and beginnings. In the Marshall Islands, creation began with three sisters: Liwatuonmour, Lidepdepju, and Lijileijet. Traveling on a canoe from the…
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Greenpeace activists crash Coalition launch event to say: Don’t Risk Dutton’s Nuclear
SYDNEY, Sunday 13 April 2025 – Greenpeace activists have staged a ‘hazard cleanup’ at the Coalition’s election campaign launch at Liverpool Catholic Club in Western Sydney to send a clear…
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40 years since evacuation due to US nuclear tests, Greenpeace and displaced Rongelap community honour commitment to nuclear and climate justice fight
MEJATTO, MARSHALL ISLANDS, Thursday 27 March 2025 — Forty years since the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior evacuated the people of Rongelap Island to Mejatto due to decades of US government…
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“We are not just welcoming you as allies, but as family” – Why The Rainbow Warrior is back to Marshall Islands 40 years later
Family isn’t just about blood—it’s about standing together through the toughest of times.









