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30 Greenpeace activists charged with piracy in Russia
2013-10-03 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: All 30 of those arrested during a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling have now been charged with piracy by Russian authorities, and face trials that could see them jailed for up to 15 years. There are nationals of 18 different countries among the group, including six Britons. Investigators had already charged 14 of the activists on Wednesday, and on Thursday laid the same charges of "piracy as part of an organised group" against the remaining 16. Those charged on Thursday included the...
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