An appeal from Greenpeace concerning the arrest of some of their activist by the Russian authorities.
At least 15 armed Russian Coast Guards
have just illegally boarded and taken over our ship the Arctic Sunrise. They immediately seized every crew
member except three people who locked themselves inside the radio room as the
guards tried to break in. We had a satellite phone link to them and they
were speaking to international media, trying to stay there for as long as they
could. As far as we know, everyone else is
being held under armed guard.
Please send an urgent email to the
Russian Ambassador in London and demand the Russian Coast Guard release our crew
immediately. The ship had been part of a peaceful
protest against energy giant Gazprom which is poised to drill for the first oil to
come out of the icy waters of the Arctic.Yesterday there were guns
pointed at the protesters, shots fired and two other crew members were arrested as
they protested Gazprom's Arctic drilling. The Arctic Sunrise was circling
Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya platform inside international waters and outside the
jurisdiction of Russian authorities, making the boarding of the ship unlawful.
Your support - right now - will make a
difference to how these protesters are
treated, with the eyes of the world on
them they won’t be able to act with impunity. They are taking incredible
risks and you can stand up for them.
I'll let you know as soon as I hear
more.
Ian
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