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Russian government votes for Arctic 30 amnesty

Posted by Esther Freeman — 18 December 2013 at 4:43pm - Comments
Arctic 30 in St Petersburg
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Big news! The Arctic 30 have been granted amnesty.

Earlier today the Russian government agreed to amend an amnesty bill to include the Arctic 30, and just now the bill was officially adopted by their parliament. This means legal proceedings against them will be halted and they should be home soon.

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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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Thousands join global day of support for Arctic 30

Posted by jamie — 5 October 2013 at 4:00pm - Comments
Miss you, Daddy: message to one of the Arctic 30
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Family and friends of the Arctic 30 joined demonstrations around the world demanding their release

From Bali to Helsinki, Sydney to London and all points in between, supporters of the Arctic 30 have turned out in force today, demonstrating outside Russian embassies around the world to demand their release.

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