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

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.