WATCH: Greenpeace International Director Kumi Naidoo on Activists Detained in Russia

by Cassady Craighill

September 26, 2013

WATCH: Greenpeace International Director Kumi Naidoo on Activists Detained in Russia

After attempting a peaceful protest against Gazprom oil drilling in the Russian Arctic, the Russian authorities seized the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, and 30 international activists. Everyone from the climbers to the cooks have been charged with two months in jail pending a piracy investigation.

Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo tells Bill Moyers why nonviolent protest is not piracy, but is essential to moving forward on climate change and protecting our planet.

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Cassady Craighill

By Cassady Craighill

Cassady is a media officer for Greenpeace USA based on the East Coast. She covers climate change and energy, particularly how both issues relate to the Trump administration.

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