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Greenpeace activists in jail

The thirty men and women detained by Russian authorities for their role in a Greenpeace stunt against an Arctic oil platform are being moved from a detention centre in Murmansk to prison in St Petersberg, Greenpeace said.

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Russia fails to lift piracy charges against Arctic 30

Russian authorities have been criticised for failing to lift piracy charges against 30 people who were arrested in the Arctic in September, despite pledging to do so, according to Greenpeace.

Russia’s Investigative Committee announced last week that the piracy charges would be replaced with charges of hooliganism.

Greenpeace protesters had been attempting to board the Gazprom rig, due to start drilling the Russian Arctic imminently. Credit: Greenpeace

However, when the 30 detainees appeared before the Committee this week, the hooliganism charge was added to the piracy charge.

They now stand accused of both offences, which carry a maximum sentence of 15 and seven years, respectively.

Greenpeace said the authorities "have not been true to their word", calling their reaction "wildly disproportionate".

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