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Greenpeace activists held in Russia being moved to St Petersburg

2013-11-11 10:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Thirty people arrested in Russia over a protest against Arctic oil drilling were moved from the northern city of Murmansk on Monday on their way to pre-trial detention centers in St. Petersburg, federal investigators and Greenpeace said. The transfer, which follows a reduction of the charges against 28 activists and two journalists, may be aimed to curb international criticism of Russia over what the environmental group says was a peaceful protest. Activists have reported being confined for...

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