Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’ head home after being freed by Russia
After being held in Russia for 100 days on charges of hooliganism, 30 Greenpeace activists are free to return to their home countries today. The group had been protesting oil drilling in the Arctic by state owned oil and gas company Gazprom. The BBC’s Oleg Boldyrev has the latest on the story. Click the audio player above to hear more.
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