Greenpeace has condemned the Russian action , saying its activists were taking part in a peaceful protest against the `` slow but unrelenting destruction of the Arctic . '' Greenpeace urges supporters to join a protest in support of 30 people detained by Russia . The Netherlands launches legal action under the Hague Convention of the Law of the Sea . The 30 detained -- 28 activists and two freelance journalists -- are charged with piracy . They were arrested on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise as they protested Arctic Sunrise .
Greenpeace urges supporters to join a protest in support of 30 people detained by Russia . The Netherlands launches legal action under the Hague Convention of the Law of the Sea . The 30 detained -- 28 activists and two freelance journalists -- are charged with piracy . They were arrested on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise as they protested Arctic Sunrise .