Greenpeace International rejects piracy allegations, demands access to detained activists
Amsterdam, September 24, 2013 – Russian authorities today released a new statement (1) regarding Greenpeace International activists on board the ship Arctic Sunrise. The Greenpeace International ship is currently being held outside the port city of Murmansk. The statement announces that the Northwestern Federal District Investigations Directorate has ‘opened a criminal case’ into possible piracy …