SHARE! The words of Denis and Andrey are an inspiration for the entire environmental movement and a relief for all of us who have been getting little sleep over the last couple of months. They remain strong. After two months in jail, their determination is stronger than ever. Their courage is contagious. Please SHARE this widely, the world needs to know about these people, their suffering, but also their noble struggle. Freelance photographer Denis Sinyakov and Greenpeace activist Andrey Allakhverdov are released on bail from St Petersburg detention centre SIZO 1. They were arrested in September 2013 by Russian authorities following a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic waters of the Pechora Sea. UPDATE: November 21, 2013 15.30 - Tomasz Dziemianczuk of Poland and Camila Speziale of Argentina have been released on bail from the detention centre in St. Petersburg. 15.15 - Sini Saarela of Finland and Anne Mie Roer Jensen of Denmark have been released on bail from the detention centre in St. Petersburg. 15.00 - Cristian DAlessandro of Italy has been released on bail from detention centre in St. Petersburg. 14.45 - Francesco Pisanu of France has been released on bail from detention centre in St. Petersburg. 14.00 - The Murmansk Regional Court has today rejected an appeal against the arrest of the ship Arctic Sunrise by Russian authorities. This is an extremely disappointing ruling. We believe this verdict is in violation of both the Russian Criminal Procedure Code and international law. Cassation procedures are now available under Russian law, said Gerrit-Jan Bolderman, Director of Stichting Phoenix, the ship’s owner. Besides the possibility of a further appeal at a cassation court by Stichting Phoenix, the lawyer representing Peter Willcox, the captain of the Arctic Sunrise who was granted bail by a St Petersburg court on Wednesday, will in the coming days file a petition seeking the release of the ship. 13.00 - Court hearings in St Petersburg now over for today. 26 of 30 now granted bail and 5 of those are out of jail. 12.55 - Gizen Akhan of Turkey has been granted bail in Primorsky District Court. 12.45 - David John Haussmann of New Zealand has been released on bail from detention centre in St. Petersburg. 11.45 - Iain Rogers and Frank Hewetson both of the UK have been granted bail in Kalininsky District Court 11.20 - Canadian Alexandre Paul has been granted bail in Primorsky District Court 10.15 - Ruslan Yakushev of the Ukraine has been granted bail in Primorsky District Court. 09.45 - Ekaterina Zaspa of Russia has been released on bail from the detention centre in St. Petersburg. 09.15 - Jonathan Beauchamp of New Zealand has been granted bail in Kalininsky District Court. 08.40 - Andrey Allakhverdov and Denis Sinyakov both of Russia have been released on bail from the detention centre in St. Petersburg.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:15:37 +0000
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