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'30 days of injustice' event
Friday, 18 October 2013, 11:41 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 18 October 2013 – Greenpeace volunteers are today holding a dawn to dusk vigil in a mock prison cell on the Auckland waterfront to mark the 30th day of detention in Russia for the Arctic 30 which includes two New Zealanders. More >>
New Zealander and Arctic Sunrise captain refused bail
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 5:36 pm | Greenpeace
New Zealander David Haussmann, along with the captain of the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise and one other activist, has been refused bail in Russia. The Greenpeace International activists appeared this morning before a court in Murmansk. More >>
Murmansk court continues to refuse bail for Greenpeace
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 10:33 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 15 October 2013 - Greenpeace International activist Frank Hewetson (UK) has been refused bail by the Regional Court of Murmansk in Russia, bringing the number of rejected bail appeals to 10. More >>
Nzer David Haussmann and Greenpeace Cptn refused bail
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 9:16 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Greenpeace International activists appeared this morning before a court in Murmansk. Haussmann was one of the electricians on the Arctic Sunrise when it was seized last month by armed men from the Russian security forces. The ship’s captain, American ... More >>
Greenpeace bail appeals refused, Brazil president speaks out
Monday, 14 October 2013, 3:52 pm | Greenpeace
Appeals for bail by lawyers for Phil Ball and Kieron Bryan, both British citizens, were today refused by the Regional Court of Murmansk. Phil Ball is one of 28 Greenpeace International activists, along with New Zealanders David Haussmann and Jonathan Beauchamp, ... More >>
Greenpeace activists and freelance photographer refused bail
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 8:58 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Regional Court of Murmansk today rejected an application made by lawyers for two Greenpeace International activists and a freelance photographer that they be released on bail (1). More >>
Greenpeace applauds Dutch arbitration over Arctic 30
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 12:40 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace International applauds Dutch arbitration over Arctic 30 Amsterdam, 4 October 2013 – The Dutch government today announced that it would initiate arbitration proceedings against Russia under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea to secure ... More >>
Greenpeace Candlelight Vigil Outside Russian Embassy
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 11:59 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace volunteers hold candles outside the Russian Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand at dawn to mark the beginning of an emergency global day of solidarity calling for the Arctic 30 to be released from Russian jail cells. Peaceful events are planned ... More >>
Piracy charges laid against Greenpeace International activists
Friday, 4 October 2013, 9:04 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A further 15 Greenpeace International activists and a Russian freelance photojournalist were today charged with piracy in Murmansk. This means that all 28 activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, as well as two freelancers, now face the charge. ... More >>
Crowds Expected at Russian Embassy Event in Wellington
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Crowds Expected at Russian Embassy Event in Wellington as Charges Anticipated for Two Kiwi Greenpeace Activists More >>
Greenpeace International to appeal Russian court rulings
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 2:56 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 27 September 2013 - Greenpeace International condemned a series of Russian court rulings which left dozens of activists in custody pending investigations into a peaceful Arctic oil protest. The group insisted it would not be intimidated and ... More >>
Demand Carved in Ice Says FREE ARCTIC 30
Monday, 23 September 2013, 11:59 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace campaigners have delivered a demand carved in ice, saying FREE ARCTIC 30, to the Russian Embassy in Wellington this morning. They were joined by concerned Wellingtonians in calling for the release of 30 Greenpeace activists, including two ... More >>
Demand Carved in Ice Says FREE ARCTIC 30
Monday, 23 September 2013, 9:39 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace campaigners have delivered a demand carved in ice, saying FREE ARCTIC 30, to the Russian Embassy in Wellington this morning. They were joined by concerned Wellingtonians in calling for the release of 30 Greenpeace activists, including two ... More >>
Russian allegations of piracy ‘unjustified and desperate’
Sunday, 22 September 2013, 11:23 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Earlier today, Greenpeace International 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. More >>
Greenpeace ship remains under control of Russian authorities
Saturday, 21 September 2013, 2:15 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, September 20, 2013: The crew of the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise remain in the custody of Russian authorities following an armed boarding of the ship in international waters yesterday. The ship has now been under armed guard since ... More >>
Greenpeace Climbers Arrested, Shots Fired In Russian Arctic
Friday, 20 September 2013, 4:01 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
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. More >>
100 Shark Fins in Wellington Waterfront on Black Friday
Friday, 13 September 2013, 9:24 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wellington, 13 September 2013 – One hundred shark fins have appeared in a lagoon on the capital city's waterfront, close to Te Papa, on Black Friday. More >>
Greenpeace sounds the alarm on the state of Philippine tuna
Monday, 9 September 2013, 3:16 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace today warned major tuna industry players in the Phillippines that unless drastic measures are put into place to halt the decline of the world’s tuna stocks there will be no future for their mutli-billion peso businesses. More >>
Government delays put Maui’s dolphin at further risk
Friday, 6 September 2013, 4:56 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The New Zealand Government’s continued delays to protect Maui’s dolphin moves the species closer to extinction, says Greenpeace. The Government’s long overdue threat management plan for Maui’s dolphin was this afternoon re-opened for another ... More >>
Kiwi Stars Criticise Key’s Government
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 8:59 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A star-studded array of New Zealanders has joined forces to criticise the government in a new campaign to be launched this (Wednesday) evening. More >>
