Media await Arctic 30 Detention Hearing in St. Petersburg

The press await the 'Arctic 30' detention hearings at Kalininskiy court in St. Petersburg. The 'Arctic 30' have been arrested by Russian authorities following a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.

The Russian Investigative Committee is applying to keep the detainees in prison for a further three months while they investigate their alleged crimes.
The Arctic 30 were recently transferred from Murmansk to St. Petersburg. The Arctic 30 (28 Greenpeace International activists and a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) are currently detained by Russian authorities and have been refused bail. They are still charged with both piracy and hooliganism, which carry a maximum sentence of 15 and 7 years, respectively. No official confirmation has been given by the Russian authorities that the charge of piracy has been dropped.

Unique identifier: GP04YON

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/11/2013

Locations: Europe, Russia, Saint Petersburg

Credit line: © Igor Podgorny / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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'Arctic 30' in Saint Petersburg

The 'Arctic 30' (twenty-eight Greenpeace International activists, as well as a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) are transferred to Saint Petersburg. Already detained in Murmansk for almost two months the 'Arctic 30' face charges of piracy and hooliganism for a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling in the Pechora Sea. This shoot includes the 'Arctic 30' being released on bail, and then after more than 100 days of detention the 'Arctic 30' are granted amnesty, and return home.

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