Greenpeace’s Arctic 30 Charged as Gazprom Says ‘Tragedy’ Averted

Russian charged 30 people with piracy after Greenpeace activists tried to board an Arctic oil platform as OAO Gazprom said the protest threatened to have “tragic” consequences for workers under water at the time.

All 28 activists as well as a photographer and videographer, who were detained last month, face as long as 15 years in prison if convicted, Greenpeace said in an e-mailed statement today, referring to the group as the “Arctic 30.”