There's been an awful lot of calls for the 'Greenpeace 30' to be released from prison in Russia. The thing is, there's a fine line between 'protest' and illegal activity regardless of what you think of the local laws. Russia is only doing what it would do with anyone who breaks the law, so if you take that as a matter of fact, then although many of us might be sympathetic to their plight, it is self inflicted and surely no surprise that they have to go through the legal process.
It's a bit like the 'no snogging in public' (or whatever it is ) in some Middle Eastern countries. I guess if you genuinely didn't know the law existed I could have some sympathy, but more likely, as the Greenpeace folk were doing, were chancing their arm.
Could be that this has earned them more good publicity for what looks like a 'good cause', but my guess is they will tone down their protests in future as the natural human instinct to remain free i.e. not locked up.
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