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Demonstrators take part in a vigil outside of the Russian Center for Science & Culture on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Washington, D.C. to protest against the arrest of environmentalists and journalists by Russian authorities. The Greenpeace activists were protesting against Arctic oil drilling in September when they were arrested and charged with piracy. AFP PHOTO

MOSCOW: Rock stars and celebrities joined a worldwide vigil on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in support of 30 Greenpeace activists whose jailing by Russia after a protest against Arctic oil drilling sparked a new row between Moscow and the West.

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