A Week at COP17: Daria and Natalia’s Absence and International Solidarity
Photo: IR / IPRI. Weekly review cover.
Weekly review · 19–25 October 2026
Welcome to our first weekly review: news about Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt, international solidarity and ways to help.
This week, their absence from COP17 in Yerevan has been felt in conference discussions, a silent protest and international coverage.
An empty chair and a portrait marked Daria’s absence at a press conference connecting Indigenous land rights, biodiversity and the safety of defenders.
The German-language report connects northern wildfires and threats to Indigenous livelihoods with Daria and Natalia’s imprisonment and calls for action for their release.
Participants expressed solidarity with Daria, Natalia and Indigenous and environmental rights defenders. LRC’s video, credited to Viacheslav Krechetov, documents the procession and calls attention to consent, justice and accountability for defenders. Read our review and watch the video.
Our analysis examines ICIPR’s RAIPON investigation and the question of who chooses Indigenous representatives.
From COP17 to Write for Rights, appeals and videos bring Daria’s case to audiences across countries and languages, now including Amnesty Slovakia.
The French newspaper covers her Indigenous and climate advocacy and Amnesty’s call for her release.
Her post draws attention to Daria and Natalia’s absence from COP17.
A COP17 panel raised both women’s cases while discussing threats to Indigenous livelihoods in Russia.
Our earlier review explains why independent Indigenous participation matters at COP17.
The broadcaster recalls Daria and Natalia’s years of work supporting Indigenous participation in international negotiations.
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