News and analysis on Greenpeace's Arctic 30 protesters
June 2024
‘They got their knives out and just started stabbing’: when Putin attacked Greenpeace
They thought they were mounting a low-key protest against Russian oil – until balaclava-clad soldiers took them prisoner. The Arctic 30 talk about the guns, the alcohol theft … and how Paul McCartney got involved
April 2022
This is Europe
‘Green industry wants to take our land’: the Arctic paradox
Sweden’s ‘green transformation’ promises to help Europe fight the climate crisis. So why is it uniting radical environmentalists, ecologists and Sami reindeer herders in protest?
January 2017
‘The last five years have not been great at Greenpeace’
With former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson poised to lead US foreign policy, activists like Peter Willcox, skipper of the Rainbow Warrior, are needed more than ever. But are they losing their nerve?
August 2015
International court rules in favour of Greenpeace activist Colin Russell
Tasmanian man held prisoner for two months after Russian commandos stormed Arctic Sunrise in 2013 says ‘I’m vindicated’
May 2015
Chariots of ice: Lord Puttnam returns to film with Arctic 30 movie
Veteran producer hopes movie dramatising 2013 detention of Greenpeace activists will help spur a younger generation into action against climate change
April 2015
Don’t Trust, Don’t Fear, Don’t Beg review – sobering tale of Greenpeace’s Arctic 30
A fast-paced account of Greenpeace activists’ ordeal in a Russian jail raises questions about the future of the environmental movement
Guardian Live: Freeing the Arctic 30
Greenpeace activists Frank Hewetson, Alex Harris and Phil Ball spent 100 days in a Russian prison after protesting against Arctic oil exploration. At a Guardian Members’ event they told the dramatic story of their imprisonment and release
Greenpeace Arctic 30 prisoner contemplated suicide, book says
A new book, Don’t Trust, Don’t Fear, Don’t Beg, reveals the hardships and insecurity experienced by 30 Greenpeace activists imprisoned in Russia following one of the biggest crises to hit the campaign group
August 2014
Greenpeace 'Arctic 30' ship leaves Russia
Arctic Sunrise, one of three of the group’s fleet, leaves Murmansk following several weeks of repairs
June 2014
Greenpeace losses: leaked documents reveal extent of financial disarray
Observer Ethical Awards 2014 winners: Peter Willcox
Kumi Naidoo: my five lessons in civil disobedience
Arctic 30: Russia releases Greenpeace ship
April 2014
Arctic oil: it is madness to celebrate a new source of fossil fuels
John Sauven
John Sauven: As the first barrels head for Europe, we cannot afford – and do not need – new sources of harder to reach fossil fuels
March 2014
Arctic 30 protesters seek damages from Russia
Activists ask European court of human rights to declare illegal Russian seizure of Greenpeace ship protesting at oil drilling
January 2014
Greenpeace activist Colin Russell may be asked to pay, hints Julie Bishop
Arctic 30 activist Colin Russell due to land in Tasmania
December 2013
Arctic 30: activist Colin Russell returning home after Russia grants visa
Greenpeace protester finally receives exit stamp three months after arrest for boarding oil rig
Arctic 30: five Britons arrive back in UK from Russia
Greenpeace activists, crew member and freelance journalist arrive in London by train three months after arrest during protest
Greenpeace Arctic 30 activists fly home from Russia – video
Six Greenpeace Arctic 30 activists leave Russia for home on Friday, three months after authorities seized their ship and arrested them following their protest in the Arctic Ocean
