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, Yana Tannagasheva, a representative of the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia (ICIPR), addressed the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Her statement was delivered during an interactive dialogue with the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) under agenda items 3 and 5. The main focus of her statement was the connection between historical injustice against Indigenous Peoples in Russia and the c

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.

At the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, German representative Nikola Gillhoff spoke during a discussion of the UN Secretary-General’s report on intimidation and reprisals against individuals cooperating with the United Nations.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov has called on US negotiators to raise the issue of releasing political prisoners in meetings with Vladimir Putin

On 10 September 2026, Moscow’s Basmanny District Court extended the pre-trial detention of Indigenous rights defenders Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt until 9 December 2026. By that date, the two women will have spent almost a year in detention without a verdict. Their case remains at the investigation stage.

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

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."

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

Eight months after their arrest, Indigenous rights defenders Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt remain in a Russian pre-trial detention center, with no trial yet held in their case. Swedish public broadcaster SVT has highlighted their situation and the concerns of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

At the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, Pavel Sulyandziga, a representative of the Udege people and Chair of the Board of the Batani Foundation, spoke about the health of Indigenous Peoples in Russia, linking the issue not only to access to healthcare but also to the loss of traditional lands, the criminalization of traditional livelihoods, and political repression.