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Greenpeace International dismisses Russian allegations of piracy as ‘unjustified and desperate’

Amsterdam, September 21, 2013 – Greenpeace International has strongly rejected an allegation of piracy leveled at its ship Arctic Sunrise in the Russian Arctic, describing it as a desperate attempt to justify the illegal boarding of its ship in international waters. Thirty activists remain under armed guard and without legal representation after the ship was …