Russia charges 30 Greenpeace activists with piracy over Arctic oil protest
All 30 Greenpeace activists, including an Australian man, have been charged with piracy after a protest at an Arctic oil rig last month. "The investigators do not leave any room for intrigue," Greenpeace Russia tweeted. The crew members from the …
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Greenpeace activists face piracy charges
With armed guards on either side, Haussmann and Beauchamp filed into a Russian court this morning to be formally charged. Hausmann's partner and three-year-old son haven't heard from him since his arrest last month. Today they went to the Russian …
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UPDATE 2-Russia charges 30 with piracy over Greenpeace Arctic protest
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Russia has pressed piracy charges against all 30 people arrested after the environmental group Greenpeace staged a protest at an offshore oil platform in the Arctic, investigators said on Thursday. The accused could be …
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Partner of Welsh eco-activist charged with piracy in Russia reveals welfare …
The partner of Welsh eco-activist Anthony Perrett who has been charged with piracy in Russia has spoken of her concern about his welfare. The 32-year-old from Newport was one of 30 activists from 18 different countries seized last month by armed …
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Russia Charges 30 Arrested for Greenpeace Protest With Piracy
Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Russian president's human rights council, an advisory body, told the Interfax news agency Thursday that he believed there was "not the slightest basis" for the piracy charge. On Wednesday, London-based human rights …
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