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The \u2018Arctic 30\u2019 \u2013 the twenty-eight Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists who spent two months in a Russian jail in 2013 \u2013 are finally having their day in court: on 12 July 2018, they lodged their\u00a0arguments<\/a>\u00a0in the European Court of Human Rights, which is considering their case,\u00a0Bryan and Others v. Russia<\/em><\/a>, lodged in March 2014.<\/p>\n\n

The Arctic 30 travelled to the Russian Arctic on board the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise <\/em>in September 2013 to stage a peaceful protest against Gazprom\u2019s plans to start oil production at Prirazlomnaya<\/em><\/a> \u2013 the first offshore rig built in ice-covered Arctic waters.<\/p>\n\n

The authorities responded to the protests by dispatching commandos to seize the Greenpeace ship<\/a> in international waters and towing it to Murmansk, where the Arctic 30 were remanded in custody for two months. They were eventually released on bail<\/a> and later granted amnesty.<\/p>\n\n

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Russian security services abseil from a helicopter onto the deck of the Arctic Sunrise (19 September, 2013)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

After regaining their freedom, the Arctic 30 filed their complaints<\/a> with the European Court in Strasbourg, arguing they had been detained unlawfully and their right to freedom of expression had been breached. The Government of the Netherlands also filed a case of its own before another international tribunal, asserting that the seizure of the Arctic Sunrise \u2013 <\/em>which flies the Dutch flag \u2013 and those on board had breached the rights of the Netherlands under the international law of the sea.<\/p>\n\n

The Dutch Government won its case in July of 2017, providing a measure of symbolic justice to the Arctic 30<\/a>. However, the question whether their own individual rights were violated remains unanswered, and they have not received any compensation. In December of 2017, the European Court (which has a very heavy case-load) finally took up their case, setting deadlines for both sides to present their arguments. The Arctic 30 have now submitted their response<\/a> to the Russian Government\u2019s defence, and have asked for a hearing to be scheduled. They have also received some welcome third-party backing from ARTICLE 19 and the Media Legal Defence Initiative,<\/a> two NGOs that defend the right to freedom of expression and submitted compelling arguments to the Court.<\/p>\n\n

No date has been set for a decision in the case.<\/p>\n\n

Daniel Simons is a Legal Counsel (Communications) at Greenpeace International<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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