A Russian court has so far granted six members of the Arctic 30 bail, making them the first non-Russians involved in the case to be eligible for release while they wait for their trial.
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Six Greenpeace activists from the U.K., The Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand, and Poland have been all granted bail by a Russian court.
Miguel Orsi, Ana Paula Alminhana Maciel, David Haussman, and Tomasz Dziemianczuk, were the first four non-Russian activisets to be granted bail during a hearing on Tuesday, and Alex Harris and Faiza Oulahsen were both granted bail the following day.
The activists are part of the Arctic 30 group of Greenpeace activists. The activists were aboard the Arctic Sunrise ship which has been detained by the Russian government for hooliganism while protesting Russia's offshore Arctic oil rig.
Three Russian nationals involved in the case were freed on Monday, and the bailed activists are the first foreigners to be eligible for release while waiting for their trial.
The Primorsky court in St. Petersburg set bail at two million rubles (roughly $61,168) each, and the judge has said the activists will be freed if the money is paid within the next four days.
Greenpeace is reported to have said it will arrange a transfer as soon as possible.
