SAVE THE
ARCTIC – FREE OUR ACTIVISTS
On
September 18, a small group of Greenpeace International activists approached
the Gazprom Prirazlomnaya oil platform, in the Pechora Sea off the Russian
coast, to engage in a peaceful protest of Arctic oil drilling. Two activists
were detained and held overnight on a Russian Coast Guard vessel.
The
following day, September 19, the Russian Coast Guard illegally boarded the
Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise while in international waters. All
30 members of the crew were held under armed guard for 5 days as the ship was
towed to the port of Murmansk. Upon arrival, the activists were taken from the
ship and held by authorities on land.
On
September 26th, 28 of our activists, along with a photographer and videographer
who were documenting the action, appeared at a preliminary court hearing in
Murmansk, where most of them were remanded in custody for two months, facing
investigation for possible piracy. We are demanding the immediate release of
all activists, our ship, and an end to offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for
good.
TAKE ACTION
NOW
Send a
letter to the Russian Embassy to free our activists and end Arctic drilling for
good:
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/arctic-impacts/free-our-activists/
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