Greenpeace activists have boarded two offshore drilling rigs in a protest against oil and gas exploration in Arctic waters.

Russia has charged 14 Greenpeace activists with piracy after protesting at a Russian oil platform, leaving them facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

A Russian court has jailed a photographer and a Greenpeace activist who were part of the 30-member Greenpeace team protesting near an oil platform in the Arctic last week.

Greenpeace says its activists have stormed a floating oil rig in Russia’s Pechora Sea to protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.