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arctic 30

Russia plans a Christmas present for Pussy Riot and the Arctic 30 — but is it just packaging?

Conflict & Justice

The Russian Parliament has passed an amnesty law that covers two very high-profile Russian cases. It calls for the release of the two jailed members of the protest punk band Pussy Riot. And the amnesty is expected to end the prosecution of the Arctic 30, the Greenpeace activists arrested as they protested Russian oil drilling in the Arctic.

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