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to be an independent state, of course, but it is even more important for me to see that our people have a free conscience, free mind and a
largest anti-war and indigenous rights group.The idea for the group came to Kondakova when the Kremlin invaded neighboring Ukraine in
Abubakar YangulbaevCourtesy photoOn the streets of Melbourne, where Kondakova has been living with her husband and two children for nearly a
avoid service in Ukraine, provided support to dozens of persecuted activists from the region and waged a massive counterpropaganda campaign
T-shirt by 4 Oirad, an indigenous brand from the republic of Kalmykia, that reads "I'm not Russian."Courtesy photoIn November, the group
released leaked video recordings of closed-door government meetings where local government and military officials discussed the fulfillment
Levchenkova, a fellow member of the Free Yakutia Foundation.Courtesy photoRussian officials have repeatedly assured the public that the
Kremlin has no plans to mobilize reserves to aid its war efforts
Instead, the government has been banking on enlistment of military volunteers.But videos obtained by Free Yakutia have revealed that
officials coerce men from disadvantaged backgrounds, debtors and those with a history of minor administrative offenses into joining the army
that it is not a voluntary enlistment at all, but even we were shocked when we saw these videos
painfully familiar to Kondakova, who was born to a Yukaghir family in the Arctic village of Chokurdakh
two-year invasion, Free Yakutia is expanding its work to bring closer a long-term dream of building active civil society networks in Sakha,
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