Dimitri Litvinov and Roman Dolgov Released on Bail

Roman Dolgov (from Russia on left) and Dimitri "Dima" Litvinov (Sweden / USA) hold a banner reading: 'Save The Arctic' as they are released on bail from the SIZO 1 detention centre in St. Petersburg. The 'Arctic 30' have been arrested by Russian authorities following a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.

The Kalininskiy Court in St Petersburg granted bail to Dimitri and Roman on Friday (22th November) pending the payment of 2 million ruble bail. They have now left the detention centre, but the conditions of their bail are not yet fully known.

Unique identifier: GP0STO4KU

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/11/2013

Locations: Europe, Russia, Saint Petersburg

Credit line: © Igor Podgorny / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Shoot:

'Arctic 30' in Saint Petersburg

The 'Arctic 30' (twenty-eight Greenpeace International activists, as well as a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) are transferred to Saint Petersburg. Already detained in Murmansk for almost two months the 'Arctic 30' face charges of piracy and hooliganism for a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling in the Pechora Sea. This shoot includes the 'Arctic 30' being released on bail, and then after more than 100 days of detention the 'Arctic 30' are granted amnesty, and return home.

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'Arctic 30' Part 2 - Saint Petersburg and Release on Bail (All Photographers)

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