GREENPEACE crew members detained in Russian jails for two months over their protest against Arctic oil drilling are "close to shock" over their conditions, a rights activist says.
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The activists have complained of cold cells and a lack of suitable clothing and food, said Irina Paikacheva, the head of a state-connected regional prisoners' rights watchdog.
"Many of them are in a state close to shock," she told AFP on Tuesday after visiting the prisoners.
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Several of the foreign nationals have been placed in cells with Russians even though this breaches Russian law, Paikacheva added.
Several non-smoking activists also complain of being placed in cells with chain-smokers.
A young Finnish female activist is a vegan and unable to eat prison food, Paikacheva said, adding that prison officials had denied her request for vitamins to be delivered to her.
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The activists have complained of cold cells and a lack of suitable clothing and food, said Irina Paikacheva, the head of a state-connected regional prisoners' rights watchdog.
"Many of them are in a state close to shock," she told AFP on Tuesday after visiting the prisoners.
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Several of the foreign nationals have been placed in cells with Russians even though this breaches Russian law, Paikacheva added.
Several non-smoking activists also complain of being placed in cells with chain-smokers.
A young Finnish female activist is a vegan and unable to eat prison food, Paikacheva said, adding that prison officials had denied her request for vitamins to be delivered to her.
Cold cells and unsuitable food?
In a Russian jail?
Who would have thought that would happen?
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"These are not crazy nut bars. They're normal, peaceful people like you guys out there, and they believe in the right to peaceful protest and the right of free speech," she said of the detained activists.
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