Reposted from www.daria-egereva.org
“Physically, I am not with you, but believe me, I am close… I am here, together with you!”
Reposted from www.daria-egereva.org
“Physically, I am not with you, but believe me, I am close… I am here, together with you!”
The following is a letter from Daria Egereva (Selkup), an Indigenous rights and environmental defender from Russia, who has been imprisoned since December 17, 2025, to her colleagues attending the the UNFCCC COP31 in Antalya, Turkey. Egereva has served as Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples' Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) since 2023.
My beloved sisters and brothers!
By Mara Moldovan (CS Intern)
For centuries, the Crimean Tatars have lived on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, where their language, traditions, and history are closely tied to the land.
But since Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014, many Crimean Tatars have been forced into exile or now live under occupation. Their situation raises a question that Europe still struggles to answer: what does it mean for an Indigenous People to defend identity, continuity, and political belonging when access to their homeland is disrupted by occupation and war?
Reposted from www.daria-egereva.org
Russian human rights defender, Indigenous rights activist and environmental advocate Daria Egereva has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Her nomination was submitted in January by former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples S. James Anaya and Øyvind Ravna, Professor at UiT — The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.
UPDATE: A closed-door hearing for the women was held on August 5 in Moscow City Court. Supporters and representatives of diplomatic missions were allowed into the courtroom only to hear the decision read. The women will remain detained until at least September 15, when the next court date is scheduled.
For Immediate Release
August 1, 2026
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2026
At the UN, Over 100 organizations Call for the Immediate Release of Indigenous Rights Activists from Russian Jail, While 70 Indigenous Groups and Allies Write to Putin Directly: “Speaking out is not a crime!”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2026
Name of Second Russian Defendant Detained in the Aborigen Forum Case, along with Daria Egereva, Is Revealed
Today, March 12, Moscow’s Basmanny Court held another hearing on Daria Egereva's pretrial detention. The court extended her pretrial detention for three months, as requested by government investigators. The hearing was held in public and was attended by diplomats from several embassies, her husband, and her children. She is facing 20 years in jail on terrorism charges.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12.02.2026
Daria Egereva Will Remain in Detention until March 15 After Court Decision
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