Russia’s Indigenous Peoples speak out against the war in Ukraine
Because of the war in Ukraine, Russia has been banned from attending this year’s United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which opened this week in New York. Instead, a Ukrainian delegation, led by an ethnic Crimean Tatar, is taking their place. Also in…
War protesting Sámi activist from Kola seeks asylum in Norway
“I can never return to Russia before the genocide regime is changed,” says Andrei Danilov, a Kildin Sámi from Olenegorsk on the Kola Peninsula. Danilov is a well-known Sámi politician and member of the Sámi Council’s Culture Committee. The Council represents the Sámi across…
My life is in great danger in Russia
The war in Ukraine became the triggering reason why Andrei Danilov no longer wants to live in Russia. – I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. The war between Russia and Ukraine has been a huge shock to the fact that I…
How Ukraine invasion will hit Russia’s marginalised: An indigenous activist explains
Down To Earth talks to Pavel Sulyandziga, an indigenous activist about what is happening in Russia, especially to its indigenous and marginalised people A lot has been said about how the Russian invasion is devastating for Ukraine. But what about the people in Russia?…
RAIPON supports the decision of President Putin to start the war in Ukraine
Dear friends, brothers and sisters! Today, the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of the Russian Federation held a meeting of the Coordinating Council, where leaders of indigenous peoples and leaders of regional NGOs unanimously supported the decisions…
Statement of the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia
WE – the undersigned representatives of the Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East living outside of Russia against our will—are outraged by the war President Putin has unleashed against Ukraine. At the moment, the entire population of Ukraine is in grave…