Russian prosecutors have filed piracy charges against 13 activists with the group Greenpeace as well as a journalist who covered their attempt to board Russia’s first Arctic offshore oil rig. The group were among 30 people with Greenpeace arrested last month. They each face up to 15 years in prison. In a statement, Greenpeace called the charges “extreme and disproportionate.”
Russia Files Piracy Charges Against Greenpeace Activists
HeadlineOct 03, 2013