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Shell abandons Arctic plans – Greenpeace International response

Amsterdam, 28th September 2015 — Responding to the news that Shell has abandoned its Arctic drilling programme after a disappointing season in Alaska, Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo said: “This is a defining day for the Arctic. It’s a huge victory for the millions of people who stood up against Shell and a disaster …

Arctic 30 activist detained until February by Russian court

Amsterdam, 18 November 2013 – A court in St Petersburg has ruled that a Greenpeace International activist could remain in jail in Russia until at least February. A further four activists and two freelance journalists – all members of so-called ‘Arctic 30’ – face hearings today, with Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee applying for extensions to …

GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL HEAD URGES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

Amsterdam, 9 October 2013 – Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo has written to President Vladimir Putin offering to travel to Moscow as early as possible to meet with the Russian President, in an effort to end the continued incarceration of 28 peaceful activists and two freelance journalists. In the letter, delivered today to the …

Eight more Greenpeace International activists detained in Russia following Arctic oil protest

Amsterdam, 29 September 2013 – A further eight Greenpeace International activists have been detained for two months in Russia pending an investigation into possible charges of piracy. The eight will join 22 others, including a freelance videographer and freelance photographer, detained on Thursday following a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling. Greenpeace International pledged to appeal …

Greenpeace International responds to President Putin’s remarks regarding Arctic Sunrise activists

Amsterdam, September 25, 2013 – According to media reports (1), Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the 30 Greenpeace International activists detained by Russian authorities after an Arctic drilling protest are ‘obviously not pirates’, but has suggested that they may have broken international laws. He made these remarks at an Arctic forum in Salekhard. …