{"id":37819,"date":"2026-03-26T15:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=37819"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:04:43","slug":"militarization-and-violation-of-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-of-russia-how-to-avoid-service-in-the-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/podcasts-en\/militarization-and-violation-of-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-of-russia-how-to-avoid-service-in-the-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Militarization and violation of the rights of Indigenous peoples of Russia \u2014 how to avoid service in the army"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-Discrimination Centre &#8216;Memorial&#8217; continues its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLVkngUzemMHrkEKE0uj7zAWJtV65wNlso\">podcast series<\/a> on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The sixth episode of the podcast is about how the criminal war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine affects the situation of Indigenous peoples living on the territory of the Russian Federation, and in what ways the Russian authorities force representatives of these peoples to take part in military actions. The podcast pays special attention to the possibilities of avoiding service in the army, including in a situation when a person is already at the front.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These issues are discussed by the following speakers :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Valentina Bazarova<\/strong>, analyst of the \u201cFree Buryatia\u201d foundation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruslan Valiev<\/strong>, journalist, publisher of the media outlet \u201cAspekty\u201d, Bashkortostan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Artyom Klyga<\/strong>, head of the legal department of \u201cThe Conscientious Objectors Movement\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sergey Krivenko<\/strong>, expert of the human rights group \u201cCitizen. Army. Law\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefania Kulaeva<\/strong>, expert of ADC \u201cMemorial\u201d, Brussels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sound design: Ostap Kukhar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The following English version of this podcast was created using AI voice synthesis technology from the original Russian-language episode, with the explicit consent of the speakers.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\">Listen and subscribe on the platforms:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/36LzdBjVs3jeXYCTKhYl26\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"fancybox-youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2PuqDTxC84\" aria-controls=\"fancybox-wrap\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ua\/podcast\/militarization-and-violation-of-the\/id1831772273?i=1000763999014&amp;l=uk\"><strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/fr\/show\/1002088471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deezer<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Militarization and violation of the Indigenous peoples\u2019 rights \u2014 how to avoid military service\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V2PuqDTxC84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Important links to support initiatives to avoid service in the russian army:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Conscientious Objectors Movement <a href=\"https:\/\/stoparmy.org\/en\/#supportus\">StopArmy<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 The anti-war project &#8220;Get Lost&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/iditelesom.org\/en\">(Idite Lesom)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Previous episodes:<\/h4>\n<p>The Episode 1 <a class=\"fancybox-youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qo_pwqLR_RY\">Violations of the environmental rights of the Indigenous peoples of Russia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Episode 2 <a class=\"fancybox-youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nuY-SvylT9w\">Violations of the indigenous peoples\u2019 right to education<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Episode 3\u00a0<a class=\"fancybox-youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3FCPJHILDwo\">Violations of Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Right to Culture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">The Episode 4 <\/span><\/span><a class=\"fancybox-youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5XONK7CGbFw\">Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Their Native Language<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">The Episode 5 <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o3si8H7RZl4\">How UN protects the rights of Indigenous Peoples, while advocacy work also brings risks to activist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-Discrimination Centre &#8216;Memorial&#8217; continues its podcast series on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. 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