Relocation of Greenpeace Arctic30 from Murmansk begins
Sydney/Amsterdam 11th November 2013 – The transport away from Murmansk of thirty men and women detained by Russia following a peaceful protest at an Arctic oil platform started at around 5:00am Monday,...
View ArticleCommunity blocks Whitehaven construction
Tuesday 12 November 2013: The Maules Creek community and their supporters have this morning blocked attempts by Whitehaven Coal to start construction of their Maules Creek coal mine, near...
View ArticleGreenpeace and family of Arctic30 Tasmanian Colin Russell welcome TAS...
The Greens, Labor and Liberal parties have passed a motion in the Tasmanian parliament calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop to act to secure the release of Tasmanian Colin Russell...
View ArticleEx-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney publishes letter to Putin calling for release of...
Sydney/Amsterdam 15 November 2013 - Sir Paul McCartney yesterday published his personal correspondence to Vladimir Putin, in which the ex-Beatle calls for the Arctic 30 to be reunited with their...
View ArticleGreenpeace International welcomes Tribunal ruling ordering Russia to release...
Hamburg, 23 November 2013 – The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today ordered the Russian Federation in a binding ruling to release the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and the 28 activists...
View Article29th Arctic30 detainee freed - Australian Colin Russell last man standing
Sydney/ Amsterdam, 25 November 2013 - Phil Ball from Oxford in England today became the 29th Arctic 30 detainee to be released from detention in St Petersburg. Only Australian Colin Russell remains...
View ArticleLongline fisheries are out of line - Greenpeace
Sydney, Wednesday 27 November 2013: The world's longline tuna fisheries are out of control, rife with illegal fishing and responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of marine turtles and threatened...
View ArticleGreenpeace Arctic 30 arrive in St Petersburg
Sydney/Amsterdam, 13 November 2013 – The train carrying 30 men and women detained after a peaceful protest at a Gazprom Arctic oil platform arrived yesterday in St Petersburg. Greenpeace International...
View ArticleFamily of Greenpeace Arctic 30 Australian Colin Russell fly to Russia on day...
Family members of Australian Colin Russell and New Zealander Jon Beauchamp departed for St Petersburg from Sydney today. Tasmanian Greenpeace crew member Colin Russell, the last of the Arctic30 to...
View ArticleAustralian Arctic 30 activist Colin Russell bailed after 71 days detention
Sydney, 28 November 2013 – Australian activist Colin Russell has been granted bail today by a St. Petersburg court, the last of the Arctic 30 detainees to be ordered released on bail after a peaceful...
View ArticleRelocation of Greenpeace Arctic30 from Murmansk begins
Sydney/Amsterdam 11th November 2013 – The transport away from Murmansk of thirty men and women detained by Russia following a peaceful protest at an Arctic oil platform started at around 5:00am Monday,...
View ArticleCommunity blocks Whitehaven construction
Tuesday 12 November 2013: The Maules Creek community and their supporters have this morning blocked attempts by Whitehaven Coal to start construction of their Maules Creek coal mine, near...
View ArticleGreenpeace and family of Arctic30 Tasmanian Colin Russell welcome TAS...
The Greens, Labor and Liberal parties have passed a motion in the Tasmanian parliament calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop to act to secure the release of Tasmanian Colin Russell...
View ArticleEx-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney publishes letter to Putin calling for release of...
Sydney/Amsterdam 15 November 2013 - Sir Paul McCartney yesterday published his personal correspondence to Vladimir Putin, in which the ex-Beatle calls for the Arctic 30 to be reunited with their...
View ArticleAustralian Colin Russell reunited with family in St Petersburg
In the early hours of this morning, Australian Colin Russell was the last of the Arctic 30 to be released on bail from detention in St Petersburg."Colin's physical release from detention is a happy...
View ArticleGreenpeace urges Cairns tuna summit to end overfishing and control fleets
Suva/Sydney, 1 December 2013 - Greenpeace activists today deployed a floating banner at a harbour in the Pacific, reading: “Fewer boats more fish WCPFC Act Now!” This message is directed at the members...
View ArticleLawyers apply for Russian exit visas for Arctic 30
Sydney/Amsterdam, 5 December 2013 – Lawyers for the Arctic 30 have this week started to lodge applications with the Investigative Committee seeking exit visas for the non-Russian nationals (new group...
View ArticleGreenpeace Arctic 30 arrive in St Petersburg
Sydney/Amsterdam, 13 November 2013 – The train carrying 30 men and women detained after a peaceful protest at a Gazprom Arctic oil platform arrived yesterday in St Petersburg. Greenpeace International...
View ArticleFree open boat tour ahead of emergency fact-finding mission along Great...
Brisbane, 5 December 2013 - People in Brisbane who love the Great Barrier Reef are invited to bring their families and friends for a tour of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza as it prepares for a...
View ArticleGreenpeace and family of Arctic30 Tasmanian Colin Russell welcome TAS...
The Greens, Labor and Liberal parties have passed a motion in the Tasmanian parliament calling on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop to act to secure the release of Tasmanian Colin Russell...
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