‘They want total control’: how Russia is forcing Sami people to hide their identity

The ministry of justice has added 55 Indigenous organisations to a list of terrorists and extremists, leading many to leave for Nordic countriesSami people in Russia are being forced to hide their identity and live “outside the law” for fear of imprisonment and persecution, leading figures from the community have warned, after the government labelled dozens of Indigenous organisations terrorists and extremists.In July, Russia’s ministry of justice added 55 Indigenous organisations to a list of terrorists and extremists, meaning that representatives of the groups – and anyone who takes part, cooperates or communicates with them – risk being sentenced to years in prison. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/russia-forcing-indigenous-sami-people-to-hide-their-identity

Author Public Key

npub12l368hs6f7f0szal3scllw6m72jcz5se8j20qsjk35vuk6w8mqtqssk3dh

Show more details

Published at

2024-09-20 04:16:11

Kind type

1 Short Text Note

Event JSON

{ "id": "5faf4ebbfa21dcac9fd39017f0fba8855fe574c42f3fca597e1cb87c8ed2757a", "pubkey": "57e3a3de1a4f92f80bbf8c31ffbb5bf2a58152193c94f042568d19cb69c7d816", "created_at": 1726805771, "kind": 1, "tags": [ [ "d", "51a358bf-b4c5-4c84-a38b-2b23f04fe28d" ], [ "subject", "‘They want total control’: how Russia is forcing Sami people to hide their identity" ], [ "r", "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/russia-forcing-indigenous-sami-people-to-hide-their-identity" ], [ "snaid", "5317a480-16ec-4cf5-adc8-a44e950b28a5" ], [ "published_at", "1726805749" ], [ "p", "57e3a3de1a4f92f80bbf8c31ffbb5bf2a58152193c94f042568d19cb69c7d816" ], [ "imeta", "url https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a6016038b5df67e4bdae620712c66965599a85f0/0_547_3648_2189/master/3648.jpg?width=1200\u0026height=630\u0026quality=85\u0026auto=format\u0026fit=crop\u0026overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft\u0026overlay-width=100p\u0026overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc\u0026enable=upscale\u0026s=8ee2a5c371be8c1e312a15ec6c1993d3", "alt Article image" ], [ "p", "5f7bc57f61a88f5c2728ac4576686198b2d761785d46ca59bb9af4ac31f59f91" ] ], "content": "‘They want total control’: how Russia is forcing Sami people to hide their identity\nhttps://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a6016038b5df67e4bdae620712c66965599a85f0/0_547_3648_2189/master/3648.jpg?width=1200\u0026height=630\u0026quality=85\u0026auto=format\u0026fit=crop\u0026overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft\u0026overlay-width=100p\u0026overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc\u0026enable=upscale\u0026s=8ee2a5c371be8c1e312a15ec6c1993d3\n\nThe ministry of justice has added 55 Indigenous organisations to a list of terrorists and extremists, leading many to leave for Nordic countriesSami people in Russia are being forced to hide their identity and live “outside the law” for fear of imprisonment and persecution, leading figures from the community have warned, after the government labelled dozens of Indigenous organisations terrorists and extremists.In July, Russia’s ministry of justice added 55 Indigenous organisations to a list of terrorists and extremists, meaning that representatives of the groups – and anyone who takes part, cooperates or communicates with them – risk being sentenced to years in prison. Continue reading...\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/russia-forcing-indigenous-sami-people-to-hide-their-identity", "sig": "936b5d346b9af7942f3a6b11d06364b452634ca9d32ba56ec77fe582db4899aa2bd1b183521ca2b98a61ee8e38d93827285b1ad1f69b3b7aff7d69ed8d5f0870" }