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Russia drops charges against Greenpeace activists
2013-12-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russia on Wednesday formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest against Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday and was expected to shortly do the same for all 30, the environmental group said. By 0700 ET Greenpeace said it knew of the dropping of charges against 19 of the group, who are currently still in Russia on bail. The move followed the announcement of a Kremlin amnesty. The activists will now be free to leave Russia and travel home to their families,...
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