seas and their actions had no nothing illegal about them but we do know at the moment that the arctic sunrise vessel was told to the bay of the city in the north of russia and the crew is on board as well as the activists are on board the ship and they're not allowed to leave the ship until the all the investigative procedures have been completed now obviously the greenpeace organization is not a stranger to controversy we've seen over the years that sometimes there are peaceful protest involved unlawful means actions in two thousand and six the very same ship the arctic sunrise try to ram a japanese fishing boat which the greenpeace organization described as the protest against whaling we also have seen several sit ins when the greenpeace activist block the entrance to different ministries ecological ministries and different governmental bodies across the planet not letting the employees inside and we've also seen over the years how the greenpeace activists have been breaching the perimeters of different nuclear power stations across the planet if we go back to the year nine hundred eighty s

half a million ruble fine now also not from the russian investigators that after the boat the arctic sunrise was seized in the waters in the economic waters of the russian federation close to the oil rig. also the found some kind of electronic equipment on board that vessel the equipment which is used according to investigators for unidentified means and also the biggest irony here according to the investigators is that the activists of the greenpeace organization the organization which has always been fighting to prevent any kind of ecological disasters and catastrophes could have created such a catastrophe or a disaster by breaching the security of this oil rig and thus it could have endangered the ecology of the entire region of course that is yet to be determined whether their actions could have led to such drastic consequences what we do know from the head of the investigative committee of the russian prosecutor general's office that those people if they are found guilty will be criminally prosecuted regardless of their nationality and we do know that there are at least thirty greenpeac

exactly happened then according to the security forces at the oil rig when the boat when the arctic sunrise breached the five hundred meter perimeter around the oil rig the security asked them to turn back and that they were actually breaching private property the arctic sunrise ship refused to do so and then the activists tried to get on board the oil rig with security had to use force and detain those activists then as it stands they are accused of piracy they are not officially charged with piracy yet it is a very serious charge in russian dealing up to fifteen years in prison. and when to stand at the greenpeace organization themselves they are still mostly denying any kind of accusations saying that this was a peaceful protest they were not trying to deliver any harm to the oil rig while the investigators have every reason to believe that their actions could have led to serious threat to the lives of the employees of the oil rig and to its equipment so eventually charges may be replaced with breach of private property and endangering the lives of the personnel of the oil rig well of co

russia is transporting the arctic sunrise.greenpeace insists russia's action violates international law. one of the activists held on board reports. supporters are demonstrating around the world, including moscow. russia is threatening the activists with long jail sentences on charges ranging from illegal scientific activity to terrorism. >> from the arctic sea to the san francisco bay where it has been slow sailing, organizers canceled thursday's americas cup action over safety concerns. >> in the first race, oracle team usa zigzagged ahead of challengers new zealand in the first race, pulling out a comfortable 31-second lead. defending champions now have four wins, but they still need another seven victories to keep their title. team new zealand just needs a single win. >> we will be back in a minute. >> welcome back. germany's upcoming election on sunday is being watched with interest around the world. one of the brick nations and a powerhouse in its own right were german companies are at the forefront -- one of the bric na

using a fast boat launched from the green peace ship arctic sunrise.rators were able to sends two activists up the side of the oil platform on ropes. the protesters were quickly intercepted by armed coast guard officers and it quickly became evidence that the russians were not tending to be lenient. >> i suspect you in terrorism. >> in terrorism? >> i suspect you. >> reporter: hours after that radio exchange, armed russian men came from helicopters on to the arctic sunrise and took control of the ship and its multi-national crew. five days in the custody of the russian coast guard is unlikely to be the end of the matter for the green peace activists. here in moscow prosecutors are already indicating that they may pursue piracy charges against the group. the spokesman went onto describe the protest as an attempt to seize a drilling platform by storm. he said it raised legitimate doubts about thayne intentions. >> investigators have already launched a criminal case against participants of this reckless storming. according to article 227 of the criminal c

determined but i remind our viewers that the incident in question happened last week when the arctic sunrise vessel registered to the greenpeace organization reached the. lawn there. in the russian northern barren sea and the activists tried to board this oil platform according to the russian investigators there were some electronic equipment found on board that vessel but the biggest irony here according to investigators is that the activists of the greenpeace organization the organization which has always been fighting to prevent any kind of ecological catastrophes have tried to in danger have tried to threaten the security of the oil rig and thus endanger the ago. logical situation in the entire region of course the investigation is still ongoing but we already heard from the head of the russian investigative committee that if these activists will be found guilty that they will face criminal prosecution regardless of their nationality as i would remind that around thirty activists are believed to be on board there and six of them are believed to be citizens of the united kingdom and it wa

they took the action they did there is also another potential dimension to this is that the the arctic sunrise that greenpeace ship is flying under a dutch flag the dutch ambassador has been called to the foreign ministry in moscow over the issue and the dutch foreign ministry says that it is giving this issue its full attention greenpeace has in the past been criticized by various governments for some of its more direct protest methods. inequality unemployment soaring debt and europe's had its share of troubles in the five years since the financial crisis struck the growth of us territory program itself secure the ailing economy appear to have made everyday life worth and a new report suggests almost a third of europeans will live in poverty by twenty twenty five the details now from our teams in this account. it's a prediction of a bleak future for europe twenty five million more people living in poverty by twenty twenty five now that is according to a new report from oxfam the charity warns that europe's unchecked austerity programs could spell a lost decade for the continent and entrenched

they took the action they did there is also another potential dimension to this is that the the arctic sunrise that greenpeace ship is flying under a dutch flag the dutch ambassador has been called to the foreign ministry in moscow over the issue and the dutch foreign ministry says that it is giving this issue its full attention greenpeace has in the past been criticized by various governments for some of its more direct protest methods. tazers out fired up to five times a day u.k. with british police increasingly relying on arsenal a fifteen thousand high voltage weapons thora to say they save lives but after a string of fatalities human rights activists have grave concerns over their will extend of the dangers they pose. for. imagine the feeling of fifty thousand volts coughing through. people who have been tasered say it's a massive shock that starts in your liver and kidneys courses through your hearts and your brain it feels like it's being for all right well feyerick it's been cold and yes instances of tasering by police all the time in the u.k. more than doubling between two thousand an

at the moment thirty or so of their activists are being held at gunpoint all nerved boat the arctic sunrise in the barents sea they say that fifteen march six men with guns that they believed to be from the russian security services stormed their boat and arrested them on it that comes after dramatic scenes yesterday as four greenpeace activists tried to board the oil rig up their own by gas from its gas from the first attempt to try and drill for oil in the barents sea green can you say that that operation threatens very dangerously a very delicate environment up. shots were fired across the bow of that that greenpeace ship out there and those activists were removed from from the from the oil rig the foreign ministry takes a very different view to greenpeace. it calls their activities aggressive and provocative and says that it threatened people's lives on board that oil rig and that is why they took the action they did there is also another potential dimension to this is that the the arctic sunrise that greenpeace ship is flying under a dutch flag the dutch ambassador has been called to t

well marina as of now twenty two people who were onboard the arctic sunrise will remain in jail for the next two months says investigation continues then that's not a sentence that's basically time that the court gives for investigators to do their job and present their case that there will be another hearing on monday as we understand in the court in the city of more months will decide what to do with the other eight members of the proof it would be safe to assume the same decision will be made with regard to those individuals russian investigators explained that the activist will not necessarily have to spend exactly two months in jail they could be released. earlier it all depends on how fast the investigators should go see the judge decided against releasing the individuals on bail citing a concern that they could leave the country before the investigation is over we know that the detained activists refused to answer investigators questions invoking the right under the russian constitution to remain silent and not to testify against themselves on board the greenpeace ship the arctic

are charges that these people were involved in piracy activities and right now we know that the arctic sunrise ship has been told to the. gulf and in the northern sea and that's where these people will wait until investigation is over we know that they were locked inside the ship they're not allowed to be let out to the mainland and they will wait until the investigation is over or arties alexy jarosz esky thank you for that. as air pollution levels in the british capital reach a high londoners are encouraged to leave their cars at home and shift from four wheels to two parties polly boyko takes up the story. well our blog the great london small give nine hundred fifty two written by law back in the dozens of square miles blanketed day off today reading this result was an unhappy drunk can be held in iraq today it appears much cleaner but the reality is that london's air is so dessie it's been breaching the legal limits set out by the e.u. for years. thirty thousand deaths are attributed to pollution and people look at the air today and it's clean but unfortunately it's still very dangerous. a

. >> reporter: with the 32 crew members of the green peace ship arctic sunrise, new footage has been released by the russians. we have more. >> reporter: until now the only film of last we know's protest of the oil rig has been greenpeace. but this new video provided by the russian authorities gives it a dramatic new perspective. it raises questions about greenpeace tactic. in choppy and dangerous waters, they bring the protesters down from the side of the oil platform, the largest of the greenpeace boats try to push its way between the coast guard and activists. the coast guard in orange clearly waves at the protesters boats to back away at a safe distance. instead, the much larger green peace boat serges forward and nearly mounts the front of the coast guard boat. only then are the warning shots fired. it under lies the considerable danger faced by the activists, the coast guard officers and oil rig staff. >> they knew full well who we were. we were entirely peaceful, and we were peaceful when we were putting the climbers up. things started to go regressive when the coast guard cam

their ship, the arctic sunrise, was seized, and it's fate of its crew is uncertain. >> reporter: until now the only film of last wednesday's protest has been greenpeace footage. but this new video provided by the russian authorities gives a dramatic new perspective and raises questions about greenpeace tactics. in choppy and dangerous water the coast guards are trying to bring the two protesters down from the side of the oil platform. the larger of the two greenpeace boats appear to try to push its way between the coast guards and the activists. the coast guard in orange clearly waves at the protesters boats to back away to a safe distance. instead, the much larger greenpeace boat surges forward and nearly mountain mounts the t guard boats. only then are the warning shots fired. it under lies the considerable danger faced by the activists, the coast guard officers and the oil rig staff. >> they knew full well who we were, we were entirely peaceful, and we were peaceful putting the climbers up. things became more aggressive when the coast guard came in threatening people with knives, tr

activists trying to scale the rig and later on they said they were fired across the bow of the arctic sunrisetry to drive them away. they said again when they were boarded by coast guard forces the crew was held at gunpoint. no one has been hurt. they're all in jail waiting to are their fate. >> and waiting perhaps for months too before it's wrapped up one way or the other. greenpeace saying that the drilling in that will sensitive part of the world is what they're protesting against, that it's not the place to have an oil are ig. >> dramatic pictures there. there's also a frantic rescue operation that's under way right now. this ises in mumbai, india. this is a five-story apartment building that has collapsed. you've got dozens of folks who are believed to be actually buried in that rubble. if you think about it, it really is a race against time just to reach the potential survivors. the owner of the building says about 22 apartments were occupied on those upper floors. >> family members have gathered there hoping loved ones will be pulled from the rubble alive. the rescuers haven't brought

the arctic sunrise. yesterday, five of their activists tried to board the russian oil platform.platform guys turned fire hoses on them to try to knock them off the rig. the russian coast guard turned up and russian coast guard opened fire. they shot at them. nobody was killed or injured. the russians held everybody at gun point. took two green peace activists into custody. the russian coast guard officers you see in footage. wearing military uniforms and you can see that guy is handing a gun. brandishing guns. at one point, one of the guys is holding a knife. something in me doesn't understand pulling a knife on an inflatable boat. the russian coast guard isn't organized the way ours is. their coast guard is part of what used to be the kgb in case that helps understand it. as of tonight we're told two detained activists have not yet been released. they're being held at sea by the russian coast guard since yesterday. yesterday was the activists boarding the oil platform. then getting attacked at gun point and knifepoint by the russian coast guard. today, it was the green peace sh

good to be with you. >> what's the worst case scenario for you there with the arctic sunrise? >> well, you know, the important thing is there's 30 activists who are on the ship. >> 30? >> 30, yeah. and interestingly, the captain of the ship, who is an american citizen, was the captain when the french intelligence service bombed our ship, the rainbow warrior, in auckland more than 25 years ago. >> yeah, 27 years. >> 27 years ago. >> that was your flagship. >> yeah, rainbow warrior, and we have the rainbow warrior still, the third version of it. so our first and foremost concerns are for our volunteers and activists onboard. we hope, best case scenario, is that they will simply be released and sent back to their countries, even if they are deported. with regard to the ship, the ship sails under a dutch flag. the dutch government has been very sympathetic and have been in touch with the russian authorities seeking clarity as to why the ship was boarded, and we expect that the dutch -- again, on the most positive side, the ship will be released and will sail to its next mission. o

according to the russian investigators they also found some equipment on board that vessel the arctic sunrise which belonged to the greenpeace now the incident in question itself happened a week ago but only to date was made public that those activists have in fact been detained and the biggest irony according to the investigators is that the organization the activists or the greenpeace organization the organization which has always been fighting to prevent any kind of ecological disasters and catastrophes could in fact have led to such a catastrophe by breaching the security of the oil rig. by obviously the injuring the security of the oil rig or they could have endangered the quality of the entire region is of course that is good to be determined whether their actions could have led to such things but we already heard from the head of the investigative committee of the russian prosecutor general's office that those who would be found guilty if they're found guilty will be prosecuted criminally regardless of their nationality and i'd like to remind that up to thirty activists are now detaine

as of now twenty two people who are on board the arctic sunrise will remain in jail for the next two months says investigation continues that's not a sentence that's basically time that the court gives for investigators to do their job and present their case there will be another hearing on monday as we understand and according more minds will decide what to do with the other eight members of the crew on board the greenpeace ship with their words thirty people citizens of seventeen countries including russia canada and the united states the captain of the ship is an american citizen they were all detained now the greenpeace activists so were detained last week having ignored russian authorities warnings while trying to climb the russian oil platform greenpeace says they acted in peaceful protest against oil drilling in the arctic russian authorities believe whatever their intentions the activists technically broke the law russian authorities maintain that the greenpeace international ship had ignored many warnings including not to enter the restricted northern sea route greenpeace ha