The release of political prisoners in exchange for easing sanctions — according to The Atlantic, this is the initiative proposed by US special envoy John Coale. For prisoners and their families, even the possibility of such talks offers hope. But many questions remain: who might be released, on what terms, and what will happen to everyone else?

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) has published a LinkedIn post about Daria Egereva’s nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The organization highlights the connection between Indigenous Peoples’ rights, climate action, traditional knowledge, and meaningful community participation in decision-making.

On September 14, the Catalan-language website Nacions Sense Estat published an article about Daria Egereva following the extension of her pre-trial detention until December 9. The authors also highlight the Selkup human rights defender’s nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

An APTN News report looks at the cases of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt, two Russian human rights defenders who advocated for Indigenous Peoples’ rights. They were detained in Moscow on December 17, 2025, and accused of participating in an organization designated as terrorist by the Russian authorities. The case drew international attention after Egereva was nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

On September 24, Sarah Reinke, a representative of the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV), delivered one thousand signatures to Germany’s Federal Foreign Office in Berlin in support of an appeal calling for action to secure the release of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt. The campaign account December 17 Case reported the handover.

Award-winning Cree/Iroquois/French journalist Brandi Morin has published an emotional piece on Daria Egereva in her Indigenous Insider newsletter. The headline says it all: "Daria Egereva is still in a Moscow detention cell. And now she's also a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize."

The undersigned organisations are writing to express their utmost concern at the arbitrary detention of Indigenous leader and human rights defender Daria Egereva and human rights defender Natalia Leongardt, and stand alongside Indigenous Peoples, civil society organisations, and human rights advocates worldwide in demanding their immediate and unconditional release.