Francesco Pisanu at the Leninsky District Court of Murmansk

Greenpeace International activist Francesco Pisanu (from France) at the Leninsky District Court of Murmansk.
Together with other Greenpeace crew members, he is being held following an Arctic oil drilling protest in the Pechora Sea. The crew faces possible charges of piracy, which Greenpeace insists are not valid under international law.

Unique identifier: GP04THZ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/09/2013

Locations: Eastern Europe, Murmansk, Russia

Credit line: © Igor Podgorny / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Shoot:

'Arctic 30' in Murmansk

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is towed into Murmansk port by a Russian Coast Guard vessel following its arrest after a protest against oil drilling operations carried out by Gazprom in the Pechora sea on September 18th. The crew onboard (the 'Arctic 30') has been arrested and is facing charges of piracy and hooliganism. The shoot includes images of the 'Arctic 30' during various court hearings in Murmansk.

Related Collections:

'Arctic 30' Tight Edit Events

'Arctic 30' Part 1 - Action and Murmansk Detainment (All Photographers)

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