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.
“Being held in a Russian prison is a tremendous ordeal for anyone. I spent five days in this nightmare in 2021. For me, it's like five years of my life. Daria has already been held for 86 days, and her sentence was extended by 92 days. This is terrible, unlawful, a violation of rights. Demand Daria Egereva's release!” - Andrei Danilov, Saami Indigenous representative.
“Last time, Daria Egereva's detention was extended by a month; now it's been extended to three. Despite appeals from Indigenous representatives from various countries, Daria remains in custody. It's heartbreaking to see how the solidarity of people around the world in this situation is simply ignored.” - Aivana Enmynkau, Nuvuqaghmiit Indigenous representative.
On December 17, 2025, a large-scale, coordinated wave of repressive actions against Indigenous Peoples and their human rights defenders occurred in Russia. On that day, Darya Egereva, an ethnic Selkup, was arrested in Moscow. She is a co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) and a long-standing participant in the international Indigenous rights movement. Daria’s colleagues and the international civil society connect her detention to climate change activism.
The website and the petition supporting Daria Egereva were launched as a part of the International Solidarity Campaign calling to #FreeDariaEgereva, where you can send a letter to Daria or find other ways to support her.
For further inquiries, please contact:
Tatiana Shauro
Solidarity Campaign Communications Coordinator
tatianashauro@gmail.com
