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Russia charges non-violent activists with 'piracy' for protesting Arctic oil drilling

2013-10-07 15:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: In what is being described by Greenpeace as an 'imaginary offense,' Russia has charged 30 people with piracy after activists protested against oil exploitation in the Arctic. The 30 charged included not only protestors, but a British journalist and Russian videographer who were on board Greenpeace's ship, the Arctic Sunrise, when it was stormed by the Russian military late last month. On Wednesday, September 18th, two of activists were arrested attempting to scale Russia first Arctic oil platform,...

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