14 DAY TRIAL // Now that she has finally been released from prison, Greenpeace activist Alex Harris from Exeter, the UK, has agreed to talk to the press and open up about her experience in Russian prisons.
The environmentalist says that, although being detained in a foreign country was not exactly a joyride, she does not regret her decision to join the Arctic Sunrise crew, and that she does not blame the organization for what herself and the rest of the 30 protesters ended up going through.
In a recent interview, Alex detailed that, while imprisoned in Russia, the Arctic 30 had to come up with a way to keep in touch with one another.
“There was a radiator pipe that ran all the way through the prison. So we got out a pen or a spoon and tapped on it. One tap was A, two taps was B, and three taps was C.”
“Sometimes it would take 10 minutes to say something and someone would go, ‘Please repeat’ and you'd go, ‘Oh no!’,” the 28-year-old environmentalist explained, as cited by The Guardian.
Although they have been released from prison on bail, the Arctic 30 must still answer to the hooliganism charges filed against them by Russian authorities.
What's more, those of them who are not Russian nationals have not yet been allowed to return home.