O.E.C.D. Head Calls for Global Effort Against Climate Change... Maybe they can try and take control of a Russian ship and demand Putin hear their concerns.
This could happen to you to chump.
People are sick and tired of spoiled entitled western punks who think their opinions are privileged.
We'll see how your demands get met in a Russian prison.
Ontario Greenpeace activist detained in Russia says jail is a 'loony bin'
6:52 am, October 7th, 2013
Canadian Greenpeace activist Paul Ruzycki wrote two letters — one personal and one a statement — to his family in Port Colborne, Ont. His statement was released by his family on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013
DAVE JOHNSON | QMI AGENCY
PORT COLBORNE, ON - One of the Canadian Greenpeace activists jailed in Russia says he's running low on his medication and is only given a tea cup of water at a time in his tiny cell.Paul Ruzycki, in a letter received by his family on Sunday, said he has been in a 4x5 jail cell by himself for a week and now has a Russian cellmate who doesn't speak any English.
"He says the jail is a loony bin, with people screaming and yelling day and night and craziness everywhere," Patti Stirling, Ruzycki's sister, said on Sunday.
He also claims he was forced to give blood and have X-rays.
Ruzycki, of Port Colborne, ON, is one of the so-called Arctic 30, 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists, being held in Murmansk, Russia, after protesting against the Gazprom-owned oil rig, Prirazlomnaya, two weeks ago in the Pechora Sea.
Ruzycki, who has been with Greenpeace for 25 years, is chief mate on board the Arctic Sunrise, the Dutch-registered vessel seized by Russian officials.
He and the rest of the crew, including fellow Canadian Alexandre Paul, of Montreal, were charged with piracy last week. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.
"We are non-violent peace activists not criminals. We have had people visit our ships around the world, from the Dali Lama, Bishop Desmond TuTu," said the letter released exclusively to QMI Agency.
Stirling said the letter is dated Sept. 30 and written from jail cell 421 in what appears to be Ruzycki's writing.
"It was big news to wake up to," Stirling said. "The family was a mess this morning."
Stirling said the note was printed on paper and someone took a photo of it. Greenpeace sent the photo to the family.
"Whenever we do something to protect our planet, it is never for personal gain or wealth or stardom. On the contrary, we have nothing personal to gain, but everything personal to loose including our freedom, family & friends (sic)," Ruzycki said.
There was a second letter addressed to family members only.
"His personal comments to the family were kind of shocking. He started writing this letter not knowing if anyone even knew what had happened to the ship and crew, where they were, or whether they had been detained."
When the Arctic Sunrise and crew were seized, so too were all personal electronics and identification, Stirling said.
Greenpeace warned the families that their e-mail accounts may have been compromised.
"People were seeing activity on confiscated items, someone trying to access Facebook accounts and e-mail accounts open when they shouldn't have been. Paul wanted the bank to know."
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