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
09 February 2026
President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
The Kremlin, Moscow, Russian Federation
Dear Mr. President,
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2026
On December 17, 2025, Russian special services arrested Daria Egereva, a member of the Selkup Indigenous Peoples from the Tomsk region of Russia, on charges of “terrorism.” The next day, the court decided to detain her in custody for two months. Her next hearing is scheduled for the end of February and could deprive her of her freedom for up to 20 years. Egereva is a prominent Indigenous human rights defender and climate activist.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
20 December 2025
According to Indigenous organizations in Russia, Indigenous leaders and UN-engaged human rights defenders are being arrested, searched, and interrogated on fabricated charges of "terrorism" and "extremism" for their peaceful human rights work and cooperation with UN mechanisms.
By Polina Shulbaeva (Selkup, CS Consultant)
By Polina Shulbaeva (Selkup, CS Consultant)
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