Today, 10 September, a Moscow court reviewed the detention of Indigenous rights defenders Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt and ordered that both women remain in custody for another 2 months and 24 days, until 9 December 2026. The hearing was held behind closed doors. Diplomats, journalists and relatives of Daria and Natalia were allowed to attend the announcement of the decision. Egereva and Leongardt have been held in pre-trial detention since 17 December 2025. They are c

Four human rights organizations have submitted a parallel report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on the situation of women from the Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of Russia. The document was prepared for the 93rd session of the Committee, which will take place in Geneva from 5 to 30 October 2026.

Amnesty International has included the case of Indigenous human rights defender Daria Egereva in a new report to the United Nations on the growing persecution of environmental human rights defenders worldwide. The report, “Environmental human rights defenders: Vital voices face attacks and lack protection,” was published in August 2026 as Amnesty International’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment. For Daria Egereva, the report

Support for Indigenous activists and other political prisoners will also be discussed at the third online conference “Everyone for All,” organized by Teplitsa and its partners on September 8–9.

A new letter from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) raises serious concerns about the use of anti-extremism legislation against human rights defenders and civil society representatives working on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Russia. Although the Committee does not mention Daria Egereva or Natalia Leongardt by name, its concerns are directly relevant to the circumstances of their prosecution.

On December 17, 2025, Russia launched a large-scale operation against independent representatives of Indigenous Peoples. Searches and interrogations were carried out against at least 17 activists in ten regions. Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt were detained. Seven months later, their case had become one of the most prominent international cases involving the persecution of Indigenous human rights defenders — and a symbol of what can happen to those who speak about Indigen

German investigative outlet CORRECTIV has published an investigation into the growing repression of Indigenous rights activists in Russia, focusing on the cases of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt and the criminalization of the “Aborigen Forum.”

Today, Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt remain behind bars — people who spent years defending the interests of Indigenous communities and working for their future. Instead of recognition for this work, they are being held in pre-trial detention, accused of “participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.” They face between 10 and 20 years in prison.

The Anti-War Committee of Russia has published an analytical report, "Russia's List of Terrorists and Extremists: Political Designations, Compliance Risks, and Cross-Border Effects," examining the use of the Russian list of terrorists and extremists maintained by Rosfinmonitoring. The authors conclude that this mechanism is increasingly applied not only to combat terrorism but also against political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists, religious groups, and civil a

Daria Egereva will remain in pre-trial detention until March 15. This decision was made today by the Basmanny District Court of Moscow.