Greenpeace activists turn to ECHR over arrests in RussiaGreenpeace activists and members of the press filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) challenging their arrests in September 2013 following a protest at a Gazprom drilling platform, Greenpeace announced Monday.15:30 17.03.2014
Russian Culture Ministry drafts circus animal protection billRussia’s Ministry of Culture has proposed a bill that would protect circus animals and those used for entertainment purposes from cruelty and physical punishment.17:23 12.03.2014
Some 100 illegally kept exotic animals confiscated in Moscow over past yearAbout a hundred animals, including monkeys, pythons and iguanas, illegally kept by owners in Moscow were confiscated last year, Anton Kulbachevsky, Head of the Moscow Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, reported Monday.15:21 03.03.2014
Siberian tiger killer convicted in RussiaA hunter who killed a Siberian tiger in the Russian Primorye Territory has been sentenced to community service and fined over 720,000 rubles ($20,280), the Prosecutor General’s Office reported Wednesday.14:14 26.02.2014
Eco-watchdog seeks poaching probe against opposition activist NavalnyPan-Russian Nature Conservation Society will file a motion with the law enforcement authorities to initiate a poaching investigation against renowned anti-corruption crusader and opposition activist Alexei Navalny, the deputy head of watchdog's legal department Lyubov Duyko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.16:10 18.02.2014
Russia and US among almost 50 countries to fight illegal trade of wild animalsRussia, the US, and some countries in Asia, Africa and Europe have signed a declaration in London to combat the illegal trade of wild animals, their products and derivatives, the official website of the UK government announced.17:41 14.02.2014
Shareholders cleared to sue BP over 2006 Alaska oil spillA US federal appeals court granted BP shareholders permission on Thursday to go after the company on allegations of securities fraud arising from two Alaskan oil spills that temporarily stalled regional operations, thus reversing in part a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case.17:04 14.02.2014
Russian ship remains docked in Senegal despite resolutionsRussian trawl ship Oleg Naidenov, detained by the Senegalese auhtortities, remains in docked in Dakar, despite the previous release agreements, says Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship.10:17 21.01.2014
$90k sought for docking of seized Greenpeace vessel – reportApproximately 3 million rubles ($89,728) in outstanding debt is owed to the Murmansk port authorities for the period that a seized Greenpeace vessel – the Arctic Sunrise – spent docked there following the participation of its crewmembers in an Arctic drilling protest.11:59 20.01.2014
Detained Russian ship’s owner prepared to pay bail to SenegalYuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship Oleg Naydenov trawl ship, which has been held at Senegal port for ten days, says that the company is prepared to post bail for the vessel so it can return to fishing operation.10:51 13.01.2014
Four environmental officials accused of Siberian poachingA criminal case over the killing of a rare Siberian deer has been opened against four officials from Russia’s Natural Resources and Ecology Ministry, police said Thursday.10:34 09.01.2014
All Greenpeace activists will leave Russia before New Year – attorneyAll 30 of the Greenpeace activists detained in September over a protest staged at a Russian drilling rig in the Arctic will leave Russia before the new year, attorney Aleksandr Melnikov told RAPSI on Friday.12:42 27.12.2013
All Arctic Sunrise activists summoned to Investigative Committee - GreenpeaceAll 30 Greenpeace activists detained over a protest staged in September at a Russian Arctic oil rig have been summoned to the Russian Investigative Committee, Greenpeace wrote on its Twitter account.13:54 25.12.2013
First Arctic Sunrise activist reportedly pardonedThe Arctic Sunrise Twitter account tweeted Tuesday that the case has been dropped against the first of the Greenpeace activists detained over a protest staged in September at a Russian Arctic oil rig.17:13 24.12.2013
Icelandic highway construction underway despite purported “elf” concernsThe construction of an Icelandic highway has resumed after having reportedly been halted due to the concerns of local activists about the welfare of resident elves, head of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration’s (IRCA) legal department Stefán Erlendsson told RAPSI Monday.14:52 24.12.2013
Greenpeace requests inquiry into Arctic oil productionGreenpeace Russia has filed a request with the Prosecutor General’s Office to look into the validity of oil production on Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya oil rig.11:58 24.12.2013
Putin says Arctic Sunrise crew may have had ulterior motives in Arctic protestRussian President Vladimir Putin does not rule out the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise crew may have been carrying out a planned act of sabotage against Russian Arctic exploration, he said during an annual Q&A session with the press Thursday.14:20 19.12.2013
Australian Greenpeace activist freed on bailColin Russell, the Australian Greenpeace activist detained in Russia over an Arctic drilling protest in September, has been released on bail of 2 million rubles ($60,598).15:49 28.11.2013
Greenpeace activists to stay in Russia while investigation under wayForeign Greenpeace activists who have been released on bail will stay in Russia while criminal proceedings are in progress, a spokesperson of the Federal Migration Service in St. Petersburg told RIA Novosti.11:05 22.11.2013
Arctic Sunrise captain freed on bailArctic Sunrise ship's captain Peter Wilcox detained in Russia over an Arctic drilling protest has been released on bail, Greenpeace reported Wednesday.15:53 20.11.2013