UN officials urge Russia to free Indigenous climate advocate

Ten U.N. officials are urging Russia to release Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt, Indigenous climate advocates jailed for six months on terrorism charges linked to their past involvement in the Aborigen Forum. The advocates face a court hearing where they could receive up to 20 years in prison, with the U.N. condemning the arrests as reprisals for their human rights work and U.N. participation.