More indigenous men from Russian Arctic are killed in Moscow’s war of aggression
On a cold morning in late January, the relatives of Vasily Taleev assembled to say a last farewell. The 33
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Russia shuts down Arctic Indigenous rights group
Director of the group, Rodion Sulyandziga, says Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international,
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Island in northwestern Russia becomes nature reserve
The unique birdlife on the island of Kolguyev needs protection, environmental authorities say. The Kolguevsky nature reserve (zakaznik) is established
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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion
Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the
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Longread — Russia’s quest for Arctic resources unhindered by climate crisis
Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but
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More than 800 000 reindeer to be vaccinated against anthrax in Russia
In the course of summer, the whole reindeer population of the Nenets tundra will be made immune against the lethal
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Canadian researchers count on Siberian reindeer herders to solve archaeological mystery
Two Canadian archaeologists are on their way to a remote part of the Russian Arctic hoping that the traditional knowledge
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Reindeer herders evacuated from anthrax zone in Russian Arctic
13 people are hospitalized and 1,200 reindeer are dead on the tundra in Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region in what could be
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Russian environmentalists want park status for Arctic island
Environmentalists want the remote Arctic island to become national park. «We have reached a principal agreement about the establishment of
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EU money for Russian Arctic wind power
Four wind power generators with a total 200 KWh capacity are being erected in Amderma, the town on the Kara
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A reindeer tragedy in Russian Arctic
In less than three years, the number of animals on the island of Kolguyev dropped from more than 12,000 to
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Arctic soldiers training with reindeer in Russia
Soldiers from the Northern Fleet’s Arctic Brigade have for the first time learned how to use traditional means of transportation
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Russia: Tough times for Arctic oil region
Russia’s far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug boosts debts to cope with a quickly growing deficit. The oil-rich region located along
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Russia brands Arctic indigenous organization as “foreign agent”
The Nenets organization Yasavey Manzara is the first indigenous peoples´ organization in the Barents Region to be declared “foreign agents”.
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Norway visa rules worry indigenous peoples
Andrey Vokuev in Naryan-Mar, Russia, fears for the cooperation between indigenous peoples. Next week, applicants from the Nenets tundra will
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