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Friday, June 6, 2014
Greenpeace Vessel Released from Russian Custody
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Greenpeace Vessel Released from Russian Custody

Greenpeace reports today that Russia’s investigative committee (IC) has annulled the arrest of the M/V Arctic Sunrise which was taken over by Russian

June 6, 2014
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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Greenpeace Boards Transocean Spitsbergen Rig

15 Greenpeace activists boarded the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig this morning in protest of Statoil’s arctic drilling plans and

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 41

Thursday, May 15, 2014
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Confronting the Bear: An Interview with Greenpeace’s Captain Peter Willcox

On May 1st, Greenpeace activists were out in numbers in Rotterdam to “greet” the Sovcomflot-owned ice-class shuttle tanker Mikhail Ulyanov

May 15, 2014
Total Views: 86

Thursday, May 1, 2014
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Greenpeace Goes Bananas as Sovcomflot Tanker Arrives in Rotterdam

Sovcomflot’s ice class shuttle tanker Mikhail Ulyanov has been the target of a huge Greenpeace protest today upon arrival in Rotterdam. The tanker, which

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 13

Monday, March 3, 2014
Australia Approved Port Expansion Plan Near Great Barrier Reef Despite Warnings
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Australia Approved Port Expansion Plan Near Great Barrier Reef Despite Warnings

Australia approved coal port expansion plans that involve dredging and dumping millions of cubic meters of sand near the Great Barrier Reef despite earlier

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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Russia Drops Charges Against Greenpeace Activists

Russia formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest over Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday, under a Kremlin amnesty

December 25, 2013
Total Views: 4

Monday, November 25, 2013
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Russian Jail Stuns Captain of Greenpeace Ship Sunk by French

The captain of a Greenpeace ship released on bail after two months of detention in a Russian prison following an Arctic protest said he and his fellow

November 25, 2013
Total Views: 18

Friday, November 22, 2013
International Maritime Tribunal Orders Release of Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’
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International Maritime Tribunal Orders Release of Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’

An international maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian Arctic oil

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
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Greenpeace NZ Sailboaters in Standoff with 100,000 Ton Noble Drillship – UPDATE

The Noble Bob Douglas drillship has moved into position over an exploratory well off the coast of the New Zealand and will continue with its planned drilling

November 20, 2013
Total Views: 68

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Russia Grants Bail to Greenpeace Ship Captain

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — A Russian court granted bail to the captain of a Greenpeace ship that carried out a protest against oil and gas drilling in the

November 20, 2013
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Putin Adviser Sees Political Will to End Greenpeace Disput
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Putin Adviser Sees Political Will to End Greenpeace Disput

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — Russia is showing “political will” to end a two-month-long dispute over the prosecution of Greenpeace activists after

November 19, 2013
Total Views: 5

Monday, November 18, 2013
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Russia Grants Bail to Seriously Pissed Off Greenpeace Medic

By Maria Tsvetkova ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 18 (Reuters) – A Russian court granted bail on Monday to one of 30 people held in pre-trial detention over

November 18, 2013
Total Views: 8

Thursday, November 14, 2013
Paul McCartney Urges Putin to Free Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’
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Paul McCartney Urges Putin to Free Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’

Paul McCartney wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to free Greenpeace activists arrested for protesting against Arctic oil

November 14, 2013
Total Views: 4

Friday, November 8, 2013
New Video Shows Russian Forces Boarding Greenpeace Vessel Arctic Sunrise
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New Video Shows Russian Forces Boarding Greenpeace Vessel Arctic Sunrise

Greenpeace has released this previously unseen footage allegedly showing a Russian boarding team repelling onto the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the

November 8, 2013
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unenforceable as Dutch Hope to Free Greenpeace Activists

The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 7

Thursday, October 24, 2013
Former Rainbow Warrior Captain Laments Uncertainty After Russian Arrest
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Former Rainbow Warrior Captain Laments Uncertainty After Russian Arrest

By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Oct 24 (Reuters) – For Peter Willcox, captain of a Greenpeace icebreaker seized by Russia, the worst thing about weeks in jail

October 24, 2013
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Piracy Charges Downgraded to Hooliganism for Greenpeace Arctic Activists

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has decided today to reclassify the crimes which have been charged against the “Arctic 30”

October 23, 2013
Total Views: 18

Monday, October 21, 2013
Dutch Ask Sea Law Tribunal To Release Greenpeace Crew
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Dutch Ask Sea Law Tribunal To Release Greenpeace Crew

The Dutch government on Monday asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order Russia to release 30 people detained last month during an

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 2

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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Putin Gets Earful from German Chancellor Regarding Greenpeace Arrests

BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of her concerns over the arrest of

October 16, 2013
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Sailors Unions Defend Greenpeace Crew
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Sailors Unions Defend Greenpeace Crew

By Bruce Vail, Working hand-in-glove, two unions of merchant seafarers in several countries are agitating for the release of the Arctic 30, a multinational

October 15, 2013
Total Views: 11
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