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Australian Greenpeace activist charged with piracy over Arctic protest

2013-10-04 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: An Australian activist is among 30 Greenpeace crew to be charged with piracy by the Russian government after a direct action in the Pechora Sea last month. Colin Russell, a radio operator on Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship, faces a maximum 15 years in jail for taking part in the action, which Greenpeace maintains was peaceful and occurred in international waters. Russell's wife, Christine, issued a short statement to the press on behalf of herself and daughter. "Madeliene and I are extremely...

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