Meet three female Indigenous anti-war activists from Russia

Meet three female Indigenous anti-war activists from Russia

During Russia’s escalating repression following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 172 indigenous and decolonial organisations have been designated as “terrorist” by the Russian authorities. Amnesty International spoke to three female Indigenous rights activists from Russia, currently in exile, to discuss the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on their activism, their communities and women’s leadership. Zarema Gasanova is an Avar indigenous righ…