Arctic 30 activist and UK national Anthony Perrett has today been given a visa in his passport from the Federal Migration Service allowing him to leave the country, the environmental organization said in its news release.
Anthony is the first of the Arctic 30 to have been given an exit visa after the Investigative Committee dropped the criminal case against the 28 Greenpeace International activists and two freelance journalists earlier this week.
The non-Russian members of the Arctic 30 are expected to leave Russia over the coming days.
Anthony is one of the people whose ship was seized when the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise was boarded after a peaceful protest against Gazprom's drilling activities in the Pechora Sea.
All 30 have since had the case against them dropped after the Russian Parliament approved an amnesty decree last week. The 30 benefited from the amnesty without admitting any guilt. The last person to have his case dropped was Cristian D'Alessandro of Italy.
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