WARSAW/ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Russia on Thursday to show leniency towards 30 people arrested during a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling.
The authorities released 10 more activists on Thursday, bringing to 26 the number that have now been freed on bail after two months in custody.
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