Greenpeace climbers arrested, shots fired in ongoing Russian Arctic oil protest
Pechora Sea, September 18, 2013 – Two Greenpeace International activists have been arrested after climbing a Gazprom oil platform in the Russian Arctic, during a peaceful protest that has prompted a disproportionate use of force by the Russian Coast Guard. There are now no climbers remaining on the platform, but the Greenpeace International icebreaker Arctic …