Russian arrest of Greenpeace Arctic 30 activists illegal, tribunal says

By Andrew Darby
Updated August 26 2015 - 2:13am, first published 1:24am
Russian troops boarded and arrested Arctic Sunrise illegally in 2013, a tribunal has found. Photo: Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace
Russian troops boarded and arrested Arctic Sunrise illegally in 2013, a tribunal has found. Photo: Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace
Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell,  with his wife Christine Russell and daughter Madeleine after his release from jail in Russia Photo: Dmitri Sharomov/Greenpeace
Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, with his wife Christine Russell and daughter Madeleine after his release from jail in Russia Photo: Dmitri Sharomov/Greenpeace

The Greenpeace Arctic 30, whose protest was criticised by the Abbott government, were illegally arrested by Russia and should be compensated, according to an international tribunal.

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