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Concern for health of Greenpeace activists detained in Russia
2013-10-07 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Some of the 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists being detained in Russia while awaiting piracy charges are being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, while others are held in "extremely cold" cells, according to the head of Greenpeace. Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International's executive director, told the Guardian that the crew had been split up into several prisons across the port city of Murmansk in north-west Russia, which is in the Arctic Circle. Three of the group have been...
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Russia under fire for treatment jailed Greenpeace activists
2013-10-07 09:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Things aren`t looking particularly promising for the 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists arrested for boarding a Russian oil rig in the Arctic. But authorities` alleged mishandling of the situation is creating its own set of problems for Moscow. According to the Associated Press, "several governments now appear ready to add the Greenpeace detentions to their grown log of complaints about Russia`s treatment of human rights issues under President Vladimir Putin." The announcement, two weeks...
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Hot Tea Market in Russia to 2017
2013-10-07 02:00:00| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
The report presents detailed data on consumption trends in the Hot Tea category in Russia, analyzing consumption volumes and values at segment level. It also provides indispensable data on distributio
Jude Law & Damon Albarn call Russia to release Greenpeace activists
2013-10-05 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Jude Law and Damon Albarn have joined a demonstration in central London against Russia's detention of 30 Greenpeace activists following a protest at an Arctic oil rig. About 800 people gathered outside the Russian embassy to put pressure on Russia to release the group, which includes six Britons. The Russian coastguard seized the ship Arctic Sunrise and everyone on board following the 18 September protest at the offshore platform owned by Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom in the...
Russia dismisses Dutch legal action over Greenpeace activists
2013-10-05 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russia shrugged off Dutch legal action over its detention and prosecution of Greenpeace activists for piracy, saying on Saturday the group's protest at an Arctic oil platform had been "pure provocation". The Netherlands launched legal proceedings against Russia on Friday, saying it had unlawfully detained activists and others on the Dutch-registered ship last month as it protested against drilling in the Arctic. Two Dutch citizens were among 30 people on board the Arctic Sunrise, which was...
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