Wikipedia bxrwiki https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8E%D1%83%D1%80_%D1%85%D1%83%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D2%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.20 first-letter Меди Тусхай Хэлэлсэхэ Хэрэглэгшэ Хэрэглэгшые хэлэлсэхэ Википеэди Википеэди тухай хэлэлсэхэ Файл Файл хэлэлсэхэ MediaWiki MediaWiki хэлэлсэхэ Загбар Загбар хэлэлсэхэ Туһаламжа Туһаламжа хэлэлсэл Категори Категори хэлэлсэхэ TimedText TimedText talk Модуль Обсуждение модуля Event Event talk 2 15002 74926 74922 2026-09-18T19:44:42Z Sagaan bulag 15345 74926 wikitext text/x-wiki {{subst:AfC submission/draftnew}} {{subst:AfC submission/coi|coi}} '''Viliuia Choynova''' (Sakha: '''Бүлуүйэ Чойнова'''; Russian: '''Вилюя Борисовна Чойнова''') is an environmental engineer and Indigenous rights and environmental activist from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).<ref>{{cite web|title=Познакомьтесь с тремя активистками антивоенного движения из числа коренных народов России|url=https://www.amnesty.org/ru/latest/news/2025/04/poznakomtes-s-tremya-aktivistkami-antivoennogo-dvizheniya-iz-chisla-korennyh-narodov-rossii/|website=Amnesty International|date=23 April 2025|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> == Biography == Viliuia Choynova is an environmental engineer and activist from the Sakha Republic. She currently studies in Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|title="Единственная форма политической защиты". Площадка ООН по правам коренных народов: как ее используют власти России и активисты|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/edinstvennaya-forma-politicheskoy-zaschity-ploschadka-oon-po-pravam-korennyh-narodov-kak-ee-ispolzuyut-vlasti-rossii-i-aktivisty/33525715.html|website=Idel.Реалии|date=11 September 2025|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> == Activism == Choynova is involved in advocacy related to Indigenous peoples' rights and environmental issues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Познакомьтесь с тремя активистками антивоенного движения из числа коренных народов России|url=https://www.amnesty.org/ru/latest/news/2025/04/poznakomtes-s-tremya-aktivistkami-antivoennogo-dvizheniya-iz-chisla-korennyh-narodov-rossii/|website=Amnesty International|date=23 April 2025|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> In July 2025, Choynova participated in the 18th session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Geneva.<ref>{{cite web|title="Единственная форма политической защиты". Площадка ООН по правам коренных народов: как ее используют власти России и активисты|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/edinstvennaya-forma-politicheskoy-zaschity-ploschadka-oon-po-pravam-korennyh-narodov-kak-ee-ispolzuyut-vlasti-rossii-i-aktivisty/33525715.html|website=Idel.Реалии|date=11 September 2025|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> During the session, she spoke about the political, legal and economic influence of Indigenous peoples in Russia and access to information concerning Indigenous territories and natural-resource extraction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Вилюя Чойнова, Саха активистка, выступила на 18-й сессии Экспертного механизма по правам коренных народов|url=https://t.me/asiansofrussia/9058|website=Азиаты России|date=2025|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> In 2026, Choynova also participated in the 19th session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva. The session took place from 13 to 17 July 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAO at the 19th Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)|url=https://www.fao.org/indigenous-peoples/news/detail/fao-at-the-19th-expert-mechanism-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-%28emrip/en|website=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|date=4 August 2026|access-date=17 September 2026}}</ref> == Environmental work == Choynova is an environmental engineer by profession and has worked on environmental issues concerning Indigenous peoples and their territories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spotlight on Impact: Indigenous Rights at the UN|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/araminta-de_indigenousrights-ungps-businessandhumanrights-activity-7399882931239919616-XYa7|website=Araminta|date=2026|access-date=17 September 2026}}</ref> In 2025, she presented research concerning extractive industries, environmental destruction and the dispossession of Indigenous lands at a United Nations-related event in Geneva.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spotlight on Impact: Indigenous Rights at the UN|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/araminta-de_indigenousrights-ungps-businessandhumanrights-activity-7399882931239919616-XYa7|website=Araminta|date=2026|access-date=17 September 2026}}</ref> == Measures taken by the Russian authorities == On 22 May 2026, the Russian Ministry of Justice added Choynova to its register of foreign agents.<ref>{{cite web|title=О реестре иностранных агентов|url=https://minjust.gov.ru/ru/events/51270/|website=Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation|date=22 May 2026|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> According to the Ministry, Choynova disseminated what it described as "unreliable information" about decisions and policies of Russian public authorities and spoke against Russia's military operation in Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|title=О реестре иностранных агентов|url=https://minjust.gov.ru/ru/events/51270/|website=Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation|date=22 May 2026|access-date=17 September 2026|language=ru}}</ref> == See also == * [[Sakha Republic]] * [[Indigenous peoples of Russia]] * [[Indigenous peoples' rights]] * [[Environmentalism]] == External links == == References == {{reflist}} rs0kqynt4setuv9ucb9eyl177c9fd5l