Архив работ автора:

Viliuia Choinova

  • The Arrest of Sasha Alexandrova

    Sakha activist Viliuia Choinova explains why Alexandrova’s arrest warrants the attention of human rights defenders outside the Republic of Sakha.

  • The U.S.-Russia Metals Deal Will Bring Destruction to Indigenous Lands

    A possible agreement on the joint development of rare earth metals deposits by Moscow and Washington could be detrimental to Russia’s Indigenous communities. Critical for the production of electronics, military equipment, and renewable energy sources, rare earth metals are primarily located in Russia’s regions inhabited by Indigenous communities, including the republics of Buryatia, Sakha (Yakutia), and Komi, as well as Finland-bordering Murmansk region. The extraction…