Debates Indígenas Analyses the December Crackdown on Indigenous Activism

Debates Indígenas examines the coordinated raids against Indigenous rights defenders on 17 December 2025. The article recounts Sámi activist Valentina Sovkina’s experience of a search and explores Daria Egereva’s work on climate, language, culture and youth participation.

It argues that criminal prosecutions and state control of representative organisations are narrowing the space for independent Indigenous advocacy in Russia.

Source: Debates Indigenas

Source date: 01.04.2026

https://debatesindigenas.org/en/2026/04/01/silencing-indigenous-voices-in-russia-raids-on-defenders-and-the-eradication-of-indigenous-activism/