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Greenpeace activists charged with piracy by Russian authorities
2013-10-02 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Russian authorities have formally charged five Greenpeace activists with piracy, with a further 25 facing similar charges. Kieron Bryan, a freelance videographer from Britain; Ana Paula Alminhana, from Brazil; Dmitri Litvinov, a Swedish-American; Sini Saarela, from Finland; and Roman Dolgov, from Russia were charged with "piracy as part of an organised group" on Wednesday morning, according to Greenpeace. They face up to 15 years in jail each if found guilty. The five were among 30 people from...
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Basel face action after Greenpeace disrupts match against Schalke
2013-10-02 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Basel could face disciplinary action after Greenpeace protesters interrupted the Champions League match against Schalke 04 on Tuesday when they dropped down on ropes from the stadium roof and unfurled a banner protesting against tournament sponsors Gazprom. Gazprom are sponsors of both the Champions League and Bundesliga club Schalke, who won the game 1-0. Two weeks ago Russian authorities detained 30 members of the pressure group who were aboard an icebreaker, the Arctic Sunrise, when they...
Russia charges two Greenpeace activists w piracy
2013-10-02 09:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russian authorities charged two Greenpeace activists with piracy on Wednesday over a protest against Arctic oil drilling at a platform owned by state-controlled energy company Gazprom, the environmental group said. The piracy charges, which Greenpeace said were absurd, are punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The two who were charged, Brazilian crew member Ana Paula Alminhana and British freelance videographer Kieron Bryan, were among 30 arrested after the protest last month in which a Greenpeace...
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Australian officials visit Greenpeace activist Colin Russell in Russian prison
2013-10-01 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Consular officers have met with an Australian Greenpeace activist detained in Russia, passing on messages from his family and checking on his welfare. Colin Russell is among 30 people from various countries who have been detained for two months while Russian authorities investigate the protest on 19 September by the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise. Activists boarded an oil platform in protest at Russian oil drilling in the Arctic Circle, prompting Russian authorities to seize the vessel and detain...
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Scientists Call Out Greenpeace For Killing and Blinding Kids
2013-10-01 00:33:02| Biotech - Topix.net
Golden Rice has been genetically enhanced to produce vitamin A as way to prevent millions of deaths and cases of blindness annually in poor countries where the grain is the chief food staple.
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