Greenpeace International activist Alexandre Paul (from Canada is released on bail from the SIZO 4 detention centre in St. Petersburg. He is one of the 'Arctic 30' that have been arrested by Russian authorities following a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.

The Primorskiy Court in St Petersburg granted bail to Alexandre on Thursday (21th November) pending the payment of 2 million ruble bail. He has now left the detention centre, but the conditions of his bail are not yet fully known.