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Russian parliament votes for amnesty for Arctic 30
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 8:57 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Greenpeace activists who spent two months in jail after a peaceful protest in the Arctic have expressed relief after the Russian parliament voted to grant them amnesty. But they also declared: “There is no amnesty for the Arctic.” More >>
PHILIPPINES: Political Detainees freed on Human Rights Day
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 9:08 am | Greenpeace
Three (3) Muslim victims of arbitrary arrest and detention were released last December 10, 2013, Human Rights Day after the Taguig Regional Trial Court's decision that they were victims of mistaken identity. More >>
Russian authorities say Arctic 30 cannot return home
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:51 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, December 13th 2013: The Russian authorities have told the Arctic 30 that they cannot leave the country, defying the ruling of an international court which ordered that they should be allowed to go home immediately. More >>
Current draft of Russian amnesty does not include Arctic 30
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 9:20 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 11 December 2013 - Lawyers for Greenpeace International believe the draft text of a Russian amnesty to be voted on by the Duma (the Russian parliament) would be unlikely to benefit the Arctic 30. More >>
Simon Bridge’s Story - An Animation
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 11:59 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Every man has a story. A history. Here are a few blokes you may recognise, and the stories that define them. And then there’s Simon Bridges. More >>
Greenpeace urges Cairns tuna summit to end overfishing .
Monday, 2 December 2013, 12:47 pm | Greenpeace
Suva, 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 of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ... More >>
Homecoming: Final video blog from the Oil Free Seas Flotilla
Monday, 2 December 2013, 9:33 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Here's the final blog from the Oil Free Seas Flotilla which arrived in Auckland today after almost three weeks at sea. They were protesting against oil giant Anadarko drilling at a site over 100 nautical miles off the west coast of New Zealand, and ... More >>
Australian Arctic 30 activist Colin Russell bailed
Friday, 29 November 2013, 3:02 pm | Greenpeace
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 Arctic oil drilling protest. He has spent 71 days in detention. More >>
Video blog 24 from Oil Free Seas Flotilla - 28 Nov
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 2:38 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Four of the six Oil Free Seas Flotilla yachts are expected to arrive in Auckland on Sunday. In this latest video blog Greenpeace NZ Executive Director Bunny McDiarmid looks back over the seven days SV Vega spent inside the 500 metre exclusion zone ... More >>
Photo: Vega prepares to leave drillsite
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 3:13 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Greenpeace sponsored yacht SV Vega prepares to leave the drill site this morning after 11 days. The site, where oil giant Anadarko is drilling, is over 100 nautical miles off the west coast of New Zealand and is around a kilometre and a half deep. More >>
Anadarko’s Oil Plans Hit by High Court Challenge
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 10:29 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Texan oil giant Anadarko’s plans to drill in New Zealand waters are set to be challenged in the High Court. Greenpeace today filed papers at the High Court of New Zealand in Wellington asking for a Judicial Review of the decision to allow Anadarko to carry ... More >>
Photo and Video: Drillship & Oil Free Seas flotilla - 26 Nov
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 9:53 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Three photos taken by Greenpeace photographer Nick Tapp late yesterday afternoon as the Noble Bob Douglas prepared to start drilling over 100 nautical miles off the west coast of New Zealand, and in waters around a kilometre and a half deep. More >>
Tribunal ruling orders Russia to release Arctic 30
Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:59 am | Greenpeace
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 and two freelance journalists on board upon payment of a EUR 3.6 million bond. More >>
Video Blog 21 from Oil Free Seas Flotilla
Monday, 25 November 2013, 9:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
“One of the most important things I've done in my life.” Some of the crew speak about why they are sailing with the Oil Free Seas Flotilla. More >>
Kiwis flock to beaches to say no to deep sea oil
Sunday, 24 November 2013, 1:57 pm | Greenpeace
Thousands of Kiwis flocked to beaches around the country today to demonstrate their opposition to deep sea oil drilling in New Zealand waters. More >>
Video: Simon's Story - Hot Bottoms, Chocolate and Oil
Friday, 22 November 2013, 3:25 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
REVEALED: The shocking tale of Simon Bridges' illicit tryst with a Dutch giant, a burned bum and some sticky chocolate. Contains adult themes and offensive inferences. (Satire warning). More >>
Court rejects appeal over arrest of ship Arctic Sunrise
Friday, 22 November 2013, 9:24 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 21 November 2013 – The Murmansk Regional Court has today rejected an appeal against the arrest of the ship Arctic Sunrise by Russian authorities. More >>
Longline fishery is out of line - Greenpeace
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:31 pm | Greenpeace
The world's bloated longline tuna fisheries are out of control, and distant water fishing powers that dominate both the global and Pacific longline fishery need to increase their management and oversight, Greenpeace warns in a new report launched ... More >>
Bail already posted for nine of the Arctic 30 - Greenpeace
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:10 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace International today said it has already posted bail for nine of the Arctic 30, but does not expect them to be released before the weekend. Lawyers say they are making bail payments - set at 2 million rubles (45,000 euros) for each detainee ... More >>
Ana Paula from Brazil first of the Arctic 30 to leave prison
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:09 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace International activist Ana Paula Alminhana Maciel of Brazil has today been released from detention, the first of the Arctic 30 to leave prison following the granting of bail by a St Petersburg court. More >>
