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VIDEO: 'Thank you so much. You give us hope.'

Posted by jamie — 20 November 2013 at 1:20pm - Comments

The Arctic 30 detention hearings are continuing today - you can watch the live feed from court and follow the latest updates - and so far, 15 people have been granted bail. Colin Russell is the notable exception, and we'll be appealing that decision.

Here are two videos straight out of St Petersburg - an uplifting message from Faiza, and a powerful statement from Kieron.

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Arctic 30: 'I haven't committed a crime. I have nothing to run from.'

Posted by jamie — 19 November 2013 at 2:23pm - Comments

The detention hearings are continuing, and so far everyone has been granted bail - apart from Colin Russell, the ship's radio operator. It's inconsistent and unfair, but as you can see from this video filmed yesterday in court, Colin still looks strong and his words are beautiful.

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LIVE: watch the Arctic 30 court hearings

Posted by jamie — 19 November 2013 at 11:26am - Comments

Watch the court proceedings live from St Petersburg, where the detention hearings for the Arctic 30 are taking place. And follow updates from Twitter below - they're coming from Russia and around the world so of course don't necessarily reflect our thoughts or views.

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Gazprom's emergency ships take a break from “permanent” duty

Posted by Nic S — 18 November 2013 at 7:11pm - Comments

Gazprom, the Russian oil company that claimed the Arctic 30 carried something “resembling a bomb”, are not famous for safety. However, their news site claims that they have implemented “permanent” emergency vessels to deal with an Arctic disaster:

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Run, Santa, Run

Posted by mollybrooks — 15 November 2013 at 4:17pm - Comments

Santas who ran for the Arctic in 2012

In December last year, 81 Santas ran through a London park, raising over £17,000 to help Greenpeace save their Arctic home.

This year, we’re aiming to get 200 Santas on our team and have set a massive fundraising target of £40,000!

'Dear Vladimir...': Paul McCartney writes to Putin calling for Arctic 30 release

Posted by Elena Polisano — 14 November 2013 at 12:01pm - Comments

Sir Paul is standing firm for the Arctic 30

Support for the Arctic 30 just went pop. In a really good way. And Sir Paul McCartney just made a sure-fire bid to become my favourite Beatle.

Today on his website Sir Paul published a personal letter to Vladimir Putin, in which the ex-Beatle calls for the Arctic 30 to be reunited with their families.

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Ten reasons why Shell are complicit in the detention of the Arctic 30

Posted by efreeman — 12 November 2013 at 4:48pm - Comments

Shell and Gazprom - partners in Arctic drilling?

In a recent press statement Shell said they had "zero-point-zero percent to do with the situation in Russia." Here are ten reasons why they are 100% involved in the detention of peaceful protestors.

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Arctic 30: Your questions answered

Posted by efreeman — 12 November 2013 at 1:34pm - Comments

As the Arctic 30 reach day 55 of their detention, pressure grows around the world for their release. Messages of support have flooded in via social media, email and snail mail. However, along with them a few questions: what is David Cameron doing? Should I lobby my MP? Why on earth are you targeting Shell? We’ve taken a sample of your questions and provided some answers.

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Incredible new footage of the moment special forces boarded the Arctic Sunrise

Posted by petespeller — 8 November 2013 at 1:03pm - Comments

We've just received incredible new footage that shows the moment Russian special forces abseiled onto the heli deck of the Arctic Sunrise and detained the crew at gun point.

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Arctic 30 – 50 days of injustice in their own words

Posted by efreeman — 6 November 2013 at 6:10pm - Comments

As we reach 50 days of detention of the Arctic 30, here is a collection of their tweets and letters, telling their story in their own words.

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