Saturday, 5 October 2013 - 02:43
Email action for Arctic Sunrise
Russian embassies around the world have received hundreds of thousands of emails from Greenpeace supporters, on behalf of the Arctic Sunrise crew, sailing under Dutch flag. The environmental organization says on its website more than 700,000 people have sent an email.
The mail asks for the release of the thirty arrested activists from the Arctic Sunrise. It also calls on Russia to stop oil drilling in the Arctic. The mails are sent via a form on the Greenpeace website.
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Bicycle Bob
Wikimedia commons The Arctic Sunrise was boarded by the Russian coastguard on September 19. They were protesting near Nova Zembla against oil drilling in the Arctic. The crew was arrested and later charged with piracy. They are facing charges of up to 15 years imprisonment. Minister Timmermans announced earlier Friday The Netherlands will appeal to the International Maritime Tribunal in Hamburg. He wants the Russians to release the ship and crew as soon as possible.
Bicycle Bob
Wikimedia commons The Arctic Sunrise was boarded by the Russian coastguard on September 19. They were protesting near Nova Zembla against oil drilling in the Arctic. The crew was arrested and later charged with piracy. They are facing charges of up to 15 years imprisonment. Minister Timmermans announced earlier Friday The Netherlands will appeal to the International Maritime Tribunal in Hamburg. He wants the Russians to release the ship and crew as soon as possible.