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Press conference "Ecological situation in Sochi: consequences of Olympic construction and harassment of activists", Moscow, January 22, 2014. Photo by Semen Cha.

03:01, 23 January 2014

Rachel Denber: Olympic safety should not be used as pretext to persecute activists

The Olympic construction has caused damage to the Sochi environment and natural reserves of the region; and in the course of preparing the Games, the authorities strengthened pressure on civil society activists, said the participants of the press conference held in Moscow on January 22.

01:49, 23 January 2014

300 Euromaidan supporters rally in Tbilisi

About 300 people gathered in front of the former building of the parliament in Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi to express their support to Euromaidan protesters in Kiev, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

22:37, 22 January 2014

Taganrog journalist states he was detained because of Olympic Torch Relay

In the city of Taganrog, Rostov Region, policemen detained Ivan Sedush, a local TV reporter, and kept him for four hours. The detainee has associated it with the Olympic Torch Relay held in Rostov-on- Don; in their turn, the police argue that he was not detained, but just invited for a talk.

Police patrol in the centre of Sochi. December 31, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

18:35, 22 January 2014

NOCs of Germany, Italy and Slovenia receive letters with threats of terror acts in Sochi

Today, officials of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Germany, Italy and Slovenia have reported that they had received emails with threats of terror acts against their athletes who go to the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, December 2013. Photo: http://sc-os.ru

16:57, 22 January 2014

Organizing Committee "Sochi-2014" releases behaviour rules for Olympic fans

The rules are posted on the official website of the Winter Olympics: fans are not allowed to bring any dangerous items to the sporting facilities, signal flares and big bags. Violators will be deprived of accreditation and fan passport.

16:10, 22 January 2014

Dagestani native living in Tyumen fears provocations in context of information that he is wanted

Kalsyn Akkaziev, a native of Dagestan, states that he is persecuted by law enforcers of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, where he lived before 2012. According to Akkaziev, he was put on the operative wanted list as a potential terrorist; therefore, he is afraid of provocations. The police of Yugra deny that Akkaziev had been put on the wanted list.

Hungarian National Olympic Committee headquarters in Budapest. Photo: http://www.mob.hu

15:00, 22 January 2014

Hungarian NOC reports on threats in connection with Olympic Games in Sochi

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Hungary has received a letter containing the terrorist threats on the eve of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. This was reported today by Zsolt Borkai, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Hungary.

Orientation report describing potential female terrorist disseminated in Sochi, posted by BlogSochi website, http://www.blogsochi.ru

12:41, 22 January 2014

Information about suspected female terrorist wanted in Sochi appeared on Internet last summer

American and Sochi media report on four wanted female suicide bombers who are allegedly willing to blow themselves up during the Olympic Games in Sochi. The orientation report describing one of them has been disseminated on blogs in last August: it was reported that the potential female suicide bomber is in North Ossetia and that she can commit a terror act in one of the Russian cities. Internet users note the contradictions in the disseminated orientation reports.

Penal colony No. 7 for the Republic of Mordovia. Photo: http://www.syzo.ru

11:01, 22 January 2014

Relatives of North-Caucasian natives imprisoned in Mordovia claim prisoners are subjected to oppressions

Imprisoned natives of Northern Caucasus, who are serving their sentences in the penal colony No. 7 of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) Department for the Republic of Mordovia, complain about oppressions on a national basis committed by the administration of the penitentiary institution.

In the centre of Baku. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarmeloncom

10:16, 22 January 2014

Azerbaijani civil society activists and oppositionists are not satisfied with meetings with PACE Co-Rapporteurs

On January 21, in Baku, members of NGOs and opposition parties of Azerbaijan met PACE Co-Rapporteurs Pedro Agramunt Font de Mora and Joseph Debono Gresh. Civil society activists and oppositionists have expressed their dissatisfaction with the attitude of the PACE Co-Rapporteurs, who, according to the activists, were trying to smooth the problems and shortcomings existing in the country.

One of the organizers of the "People's Assembly" Igor Stenin (right), January 20, 2014. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

03:21, 22 January 2014

In Astrakhan, organizer of "People's Assembly" was fined by 1000 roubles

Judge Yulia Rogova from the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan has found Igor Stenin, one of the organizers of the "People's Assembly" in Astrakhan guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced him to an administrative fine in the amount of 1000 roubles.

After icy rain in Krasnodar. January 21, 2014. Photo by Natalia Dorokhina for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

02:57, 22 January 2014

Krasnodar introduces emergency regime

The operational headquarters to eliminate the consequences of the disaster that struck the city of Krasnodar has made the decision to introduce an emergency regime. Public utility services do not make any predictions on the timing for the restoration of life support systems.

01:18, 22 January 2014

In Sochi, residents of Vishnevy Lane complain about electricity cut-offs

In Sochi, residents of Vishnevy Lane claim that, starting from January 9, electricity supply is being cut off in their houses for 12 and more hours. "Kubanenergo" spokesman has reported that the cable line in the area is damaged and that a diesel generator would be connected in the nearest future.

23:46, 21 January 2014

Two detained opposition members go on hunger strike in Rostov-on-Don

Today, Vladislav Ryazantsev, the coordinator of the "Left-Wing Front" for the Rostov Region, has been arrested for 15 days in Rostov-on-Don. The opposition member announced a hunger strike.

Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, 2012. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

22:31, 21 January 2014

Nasrutdinov's case illustrates redistribution of influence spheres in Dagestan, experts say

The prosecution of Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov has to do with redistribution of spheres of influence in Dagestan, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

Olympic Torch Relay at the Upper Terrace of the Central Embankment of Volgograd, January 20, 2014. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

18:50, 21 January 2014

Olympic Torch Relay held in Volgograd at increased security measures (video)

In the morning on January 20, the 105th day of the Olympic Torch Relay began in Volgograd, where the end of last December was marked by explosions at the railway station and in a trolleybus. The Relay was held at minus 20 degrees Centigrade, and with very few spectators.

16:04, 21 January 2014

Combat engineers defuse bomb in Dagestani village of Ashaga-Stal

In the village of Ashaga-Stal of the Suleiman-Stal District of Dagestan, FSB combat engineers have defused a radio-controlled improvised explosive device (IED).

13:31, 21 January 2014

HRW: in 2013, human rights violations were recorded in all countries of Southern Caucasus and in Russia

In Russia, the year of 2013 was marked by the attack on civil society and the critics of the Kremlin, launched by the authorities in the previous year. This was stated in the section devoted to the Russian Federation in the world report of the organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW).

Representative of oppositional party factions of Armenia at the Constitutional Court, lawyer Mary Khachatryan at the rally against the pension reform. Armenia, Yerevan, January 18, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:59, 21 January 2014

Armenia: party factions urge to suspend the law on new pension system

Four oppositional parties of Armenia have addressed the Constitutional court for recognition of the new Law "On Mandatory Accumulative Pension System" as unconstitutional and for suspension of the law until the final decision.

Member of "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" Sergey Koblev is writing on the wall of his house the names of the villages destroyed during the Caucasian War. Adygea, Maikop, January 2014. Photo: http://www.natpress.ru

07:23, 21 January 2014

In Maikop, "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" begins actions of Year of Sorrow

Adygea began to hold events to mark the Year of Sorrow, announced by the Maikop city organization "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" in connection with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Caucasian War.

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