Detention Center - 1 (SIZO-1) in St. Petersburg

Detention center - 1 (SIZO-1), Kresty, St.Petersburg, Russia. Built in 1893, Kresty is the oldest detention centre in St. Petersburg and many political prisoners have been among its inmates.

The Arctic 30 (28 Greenpeace International activists and a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) are currently detained by Russian authorities since they were arrested during a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic. The Arctic 30 were recently transferred from Murmansk to St. Petersburg. They have been refused bail and are still charged with both piracy and hooliganism.

Unique identifier: GP04Y1U

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/11/2013

Locations: Europe, Russia, Saint Petersburg

Credit line: © Igor Podgorny / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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'Arctic 30' in Saint Petersburg

The 'Arctic 30' (twenty-eight Greenpeace International activists, as well as a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) are transferred to Saint Petersburg. Already detained in Murmansk for almost two months the 'Arctic 30' face charges of piracy and hooliganism for a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling in the Pechora Sea. This shoot includes the 'Arctic 30' being released on bail, and then after more than 100 days of detention the 'Arctic 30' are granted amnesty, and return home.

Related Collections:

'Arctic 30' Part 2 - Saint Petersburg and Release on Bail (All Photographers)

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