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Witness History: Arctic 30: Russian arrest of Greenpeace campaigners

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Arctic 30: Russian arrest of Greenpeace campaigners

04/09/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Arctic 30: Russian arrest of Greenpeace campaigners

In 2013, campaigners were arrested for protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic

Campaigners were arrested in 2013 by Russian forces, after they protested against oil drilling in the Arctic.

On 14 September 2013, the Arctic Sunrise - a ship belonging to the environmental group Greenpeace - embarked on an Arctic expedition.

Its aim was to disrupt the first day of drilling on a newly built oil rig. 

This would be the first to drill for Arctic oil - something that had only been made possible in recent years by melting ice in the region.

Frank Hewetson, a Greenpeace campaigner, was on board. He tells the story of the protest and arrest of 30 people by the Russian authorities.

A Falling Tree production for BBC World Service.

(Photo: Sign asking for Frank Hewetson's release. Credit: In Pictures Ltd/Corbis via Getty Images)

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