Greenpeace activist returns to Canada after ordeal
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Greenpeace activist says Russian ordeal was 'worth it'
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Alexandre Paul smiles along with his parents, Nicole and Raymond, after his arrival in Montreal. Paul was detained by Russian authorities Sept. 19 along with 29 others on board a Greenpeace ship while protesting oil drilling in Russia's Arctic.
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul speaks to the media as he arrives at airport in Montreal
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul is greeted at airport in Montreal
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul leaves airport as dad gives peace sign in Montreal
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul smiles as he arrives at the airport in Montreal
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul smiles as he arrives at the airport in Montreal
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul smiles as he meets the media with his parents after arriving in Montreal
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Canadian Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul smiles as he meets the media with his parents after arriving in Montreal
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Nicole Paul, right, who is the mother of Canadian Greenpeace activists Alexandre Paul, wipes away tears as she is comforted by Patti Stirling, sister of Canadian Greenpeace activist Paul Ruzycki, as they take part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, October 30, 2013 regarding the detention of their family members in Russia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian activist Alexandre Paul listens to a court ruling in a defendants' cage in a court room in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP,Greenpeace International, Vladimir Baryshev
After spending two months jailed in Russia, Greenpeace activist Alexandre Paul returned home to Canada on Friday, Dec. 27. Even after getting arrested at gunpoint, spending time in jail and getting stuck in limbo while awaiting his exit visa, Paul says the protest was worth it.