How Russia Is Destroying Nature and People
A Report on Coal Mining in Khakassia
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Abstract
In Russia, as in many areas of the world, mining is taking place on the ancestral lands of indigenous peoples. In southern Siberia, among others, the Turkic-speaking Khakass are affected by coal mining in the Minusinsk Basin. In no way can one speak of free, prior, and informed consent for these open-pit mining projects. Environmental assessments are a farce. Anyone who advocates for the protection of this area and thus the survival of the indigenous peoples is put on a state terror list.
(Osteuropa 3-4/2026, pp. 147–154)