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Colin Russell family pleads for Tony Abbott to intervene in Arctic 30 case
2013-11-24 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: The family of an Australian Greenpeace activist behind bars in Russia is urging the Abbott government to intervene before his bail hearing appeal. Colin Russell, 59, has been in a Russian jail since September for his part in an open-sea Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean. Last week a Russian court added three months to his pre-trial detention. He is the only one of 30 crew members involved in the Arctic oil protest who has been denied release. His wife Christine...
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