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February 10, 2014 11:52

• Georgian opposition claims provocations during opening of Olympic Games in Sochi

  The opposition and a number of public figures of Georgia say about provocations during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi, stating the presence in the stadium of Presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as clouds on the map of Georgia over these regions during the passage of the Georgian Olympians.

February 10, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on February 3-9

  Opening of the Olympic Games in Sochi; snowy and frosty weather in the Caucasus; resignation statement of Batumi Mayor and mass prisoners' hunger strike in Georgia; death of three people in Cherkessk SIZO and ROVD of Karachay-Cherkessia; hunger strike of parents of large families and of children with disabilities in Volgograd, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 3-9, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 10, 2014 05:15

• On February 3-9, 15 people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from February 3 to February 9, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus affected at least 15 people; 14 of them were killed and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 09, 2014 23:48

• Russian luger Demchenko wins silver at the Olympics

  Albert Demchenko, a member of the Russian luge (sledge) team has won the silver medal at the Games in Sochi in singles. After the races that ended on Sunday, the gold went to the German athlete Felix Loch, and the bronze – to Armin Zoegeler from Italy, the "Interfax" reports.

February 09, 2014 22:52

• "Memorial" presents bulletin on situation in Northern Caucasus for three years

  The Moscow-based office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has hosted a presentation of the bulletin "Three years of 'stability'"," telling about the situation in Northern Caucasus during the period from autumn 2009 to autumn 2012.

February 09, 2014 21:55

• Russian figure skaters win gold medal in the team Olympic event

  The Russian Olympic team secured its gold medal well before the end of the competition in team figure skating. Earlier, on February 8 – the first day of the team event, the Russian figure skating team came took the first place almost from the very beginning.

February 09, 2014 20:42

• Russia biathlete Olga Vilukhina wins silver at the Olympics

  On Sunday, the Russian biathlete Olga Vilukhina won the silver medal in the sprint race at the Olympic Games in Sochi.

February 09, 2014 19:44

• Skater Olga Graf wins first Russian Olympic medal in Sochi

  Olga Graf has won a bronze medal in the 3000-meter skating race, bringing the first medal for the Russian national team at the Olympic Games in Sochi.

February 09, 2014 19:02

• Igor Kharchenko back at large in Krasnodar

  Igor Kharchenko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who had been arrested for five days in Krasnodar, was released on Sunday.

February 09, 2014 17:11

• Murzakan: Nalchik protesters against Olympics complain of beating by police

  Abubekir Murzakan, the leader of the movement "Adyge Khekuzh-Circassia" and a participant of the action against the Sochi Olympics held on February 7 in Nalchik, said that three activists detained after the action may have been beaten at OVD (Interior Division) No. 1.

February 09, 2014 12:46

• Dagestan launches Internet portal on women's problems

  The Dagestani public organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" has launched a portal "Daptar.ru" and positions it as the first online resource dedicated to problems of Dagestani women.

February 08, 2014 21:36

• IRFS: CoE should condemn amendments to Azerbaijani NGO legislation

  The adoption by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev of amendments to the legislation on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is another repressive step against the country's civil society, says the statement of the Azerbaijani Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS).

February 08, 2014 19:25

• Activists of Circassian organizations are outraged with opening ceremony of the Olympics

  The historical items presented at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games have demonstrated that the Caucasophobia and Circassiaphobia are raised to the level of real Russia's politics, said Asker Sokht, the head of the public organization "Adyge Khase" of the Krasnodar Territory.

February 08, 2014 17:00

• Arthur Aidinov who died in Cherkessk SIZO was tortured, his advocate asserts

  Arthur Aidinov, who had been sentenced by the court to a two-month arrest, died in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2 of the city of Cherkessk under unclear circumstances. After detention, Aidinov was tortured at the police station, his relatives and advocate claim.

February 08, 2014 16:10

• FLD times its campaign in support of persecuted rights defenders to Sochi Olympics

  The international organization "Front Line Defenders" (FLD) launched its campaign in order to attract the world's attention to the problem of persecuted human rights defenders on the same day with the start of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

February 08, 2014 15:32

• "Adyg's House" opened in Sochi Olympic Park

  The "Adyg's House" opened in the Olympic Park of Sochi will demonstrate – for the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games – the Circassian culture, said Mukhamed Khafitse, Vice-President of the International Circassian Association (ICA).

February 08, 2014 14:04

• Guests of Sochi Olympics note good coordination of the police

  During the Olympics, Sochi is guarded by tens of thousands of policemen recruited from many regions of Russia; however, the security measures have not yet led to queues at inspection points, said the guests of the city interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 08, 2014 10:49

• Five persons killed, one detained in special operation in Makhachkala

  Five members of the "Buynaksk" militant grouping were killed during the today's special operation in Makhachkala, another one surrendered, said a source from the Dagestani MIA.

February 08, 2014 10:14

• In Volgograd, four women-hunger-strikers needed urgent medical care

  After the meeting with Volgograd city officials, four women, who take part in the hunger strike, needed medical help. Ambulances were called to Nadezhda Timoshenko and Tatiana Roschina after the February 7 meeting with the officials.

February 08, 2014 07:41

• In 2013 Chechnya received more tourists

  Last year, 35,000 tourists visited Chechnya, says the Committee on Tourism under the Republic's Government. According to the Committee, most of them come from neighbouring regions for pilgrimage to saints' tombs, and for sightseeing.