Greenpeace International activist Cristian D'Alessandro (Italy) has the criminal case against him dropped. He has now requested an exit visa from the Federal Migration Service to allow him to leave Russia.

The Duma has officially adopted an amendment that extends an amnesty decree to defendants who have been charged with hooliganism. It therefore includes the Arctic 30 (28 activists and two freelance journalists) who were arrested, following a peaceful protest at a Gazprom-operated Arctic oil platform.