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January 11, 2014 20:00

• Co-organizer of Moscow rally against Caucasophobia suspected of extremism

  Mukhammad Magomedov, an activist of the Dagestani Public Organization "Union of the Just" and a co-organizer of the rally in Moscow against Caucasophobia scheduled for January 26, is suspected of involvement in an extremist organization. According to Magomedov, he is now under recognizance not to leave.

January 11, 2014 18:56

• CTO regime lifted in Stavropol Territory

  The Stavropol authorities have cancelled the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, which was introduced in several districts of the Territory after a series of murders of men, whose bodies were found in cars. This is reported by the press service of the operative headquarters of the FSB for the Stavropol Territory.

January 11, 2014 17:51

• Experts associate killings of taxi drivers in the Stavropol Territory with militants' attempts to disrupt the Olympics

  The murders of six people in the Stavropol Territory have to do with militants' attempts to disrupt the Olympics in Sochi, local law enforcers believe. Experts have also noted that investigators fail to disclose important circumstances of these resonant crimes.

January 11, 2014 16:45

• Relatives of Dagestani native state his illegal detention in Adler

  In the city of Adler, policemen of the Tsentralny ROVD (District Interior Division) of Sochi detained Yakov Babakov, a native of Dagestan, whose brother had recently converted to Islam, said Babakov's relatives.

January 11, 2014 15:53

• US Department of State warns Americans about risks of coming to Sochi

  The 2014 Olympics is "an attractive target for terrorists"; therefore, the Americans willing to visit the Sochi Olympics "should be careful about their safety", the US Department of State has stated. By urging its citizens "to be vigilant", the US Office reminds them about the terror acts in Volgograd, which is about 680 kilometres away from Sochi.

January 11, 2014 11:51

• Georgia: court decision on torture case dissatisfies former political prisoners

  Members of the organization named "Former Political Prisoners" have criticized the acquittal by the Gori City Court of former employees of the Ksani Prison No. 15.

January 11, 2014 10:54

• Sochi court dismisses prosecutors' claim on demolition of pump-room built in green zone

  At the hearing of the case on the demolition of the monumental pump-room built in Sochi parkland, the Tsentralny District Court dismissed the prosecutor's suit.

January 11, 2014 04:07

• Woman with child disappears in Dagestan, her relatives assert

  Relatives of Sakinat Gadjieva, a resident of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, who disappeared on January 9 along with her 4-year-old child, cannot locate her whereabouts.

January 11, 2014 00:56

• Court rejects building company's claim to nullify recognition of house in Akatsij Street in Sochi unfit for residence

  The Adler District Court of Sochi has dismissed the suit lodged by the Directorate for Construction and Reconstruction of Highways of the Black Sea Coast of the Federal Road Agency 'against the Adler District Administration, demanding to repeal its resolution on recognizing the above house uninhabitable.

January 10, 2014 19:29

• Over 300 come out to support Shant Harutyunyan in Yerevan

  Today, Yerevan has hosted a march in support of Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegarkon" Party, and other detainees after the "Million Mask March". Over 300 marchers have demanded to lift the ban imposed on detainees to see their relatives, subject them to fair trial and release them.

January 10, 2014 17:29

• Kozak: Sochi Olympic contractors will pay their debts to workers before January 14

  As of today, the Olympic contractors owe about two million roubles to their workers; however, all the debts will be paid out before January 14, said Dmitry Kozak, Russia's Vice-Premier, adding that during the Olympics Sochi will still keep over 30,000 non-resident workers.

January 10, 2014 17:29

• Kozak names Khosta town as Olympic Protest Zone

  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said today that Khosta town park will serve as a so-called “protest zone” during Winter Olympics. He also stressed that it’s prohibited to hold any meetings or demonstrations near Olympic venues.

January 10, 2014 15:20

• Moscow Court extends arrest of ex-Mayor of Astrakhan for two more months

  Today, the Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended till March 13 the detention in custody of Mikhail Stolyarov, the former Mayor of Astrakhan, accused of taking bribes.

January 10, 2014 15:03

• Ingush Security Council denies issuing regulations to notify law enforcers of residents' travelling to Krasnodar Territory

  Alikhan Kuzgov, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, has refuted the announcement made by Kaloi Akhilgov, ex-Secretary of the Ingush leader, stating that the Security Council recommended Ingush residents not to travel to the Krasnodar Territory on the eve of the Olympic Games without prior notification to the Security Council of Ingushetia.

January 10, 2014 13:42

• Krasnodar Territory to send record number of athletes to Sochi Olympics

  By January 10, the Krasnodar Territory has selected six athletes to participate in the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, and it is a record number. This was reported by the press service of the resort city. Earlier, only three athletes from Kuban took part in the Winter Olympic Games during the entire history of previous Winter Games.

January 10, 2014 12:57

• In Armenia, oppositionist Shant Harutyunyan stops his hunger strike

  In the morning of January 10, Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who was arrested during the "March of Millions of Masks", stopped his hunger strike. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the Department of Public Relations and Media of the Armenian Ministry of Justice.

January 10, 2014 11:32

• Belgian Senate refuses to boycott Sochi Olympic Games

  On January 9, the Belgian Senate adopted a resolution to reject the boycott of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. However, Belgian officials have expressed their concern about the human rights situation in Russia. The draft resolution with demand for boycott was put forward by the local Green Party.

January 10, 2014 10:28

• Russian military experts: in preventing terror acts at Olympic Games, Russia to receive only informational assistance from USA

  In preventing terror acts on the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia can receive only informational assistance from the Pentagon. This was reported by Alexander Goltz, a military expert, a deputy editor of the online publication "The Daily Journal", when he commented on the information about the offer of the US Department of Defence to provide appropriate assistance to the Russian Federation.

January 10, 2014 09:47

• In Chechnya, prosecutors reveal major embezzlement of budgetary funds

  The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has revealed the fact of theft of 15 million roubles in the transaction between the state unitary enterprise and the private company. The trial of the case is to begin shortly. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya on January 9.

January 10, 2014 03:44

• Stavropol Territory: authorities enhance security measures

  In the Stavropol Territory, military men from stationed army units are brought in to protect public order. All vehicles and people entering the borders of the region are subjected to inspection.