The press await the 'Arctic 30' detention hearings at Kalininskiy court in St. Petersburg. The 'Arctic 30' have been arrested by Russian authorities following a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.

The Russian Investigative Committee is applying to keep the detainees in prison for a further three months while they investigate their alleged crimes.
The Arctic 30 were recently transferred from Murmansk to St. Petersburg. The Arctic 30 (28 Greenpeace International activists and a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) are currently detained by Russian authorities and have been refused bail. They are still charged with both piracy and hooliganism, which carry a maximum sentence of 15 and 7 years, respectively. No official confirmation has been given by the Russian authorities that the charge of piracy has been dropped.