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Builders of Sochi Olympic objects go on strike against salary delays

On March 11, the builders of the dwelling district for resettlers from Imereti Lowland in Sochi began their strike. They refused to go to work until they are paid their salary debts for several months. About one hundred persons are on strike.

South Federal District, Russia, Krasnodar region > Human rights, Society

Mar 13 2010, 11:00; CK correspondent

Snow in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories was tinted by Sahara sand

Experts explain the coloured snow that fell on March 9 in the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories by the presence of dust, sand and clay particles in precipitations brought by the wind from Northern Africa, and state that the deposits are harmless.

Krasnodar region, Stavropol region > Nature And Ecology

Mar 12 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent

Sochi voters and media editors: freedom of choice impossible without freedom of media

Editors of mass media, ready to provide room to candidates for the Sochi City Assembly (SCA), and city dwellers gave their comments on the way the election campaign was covered. Both groups noted restriction of the freedom of speech and opinion in the course of campaigning.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Politics, Society, Human rights

Inscription on the stand: "Sochi City Electoral Commission". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Mar 11 2010, 23:10; CK correspondent

In Sochi, militia refuses to investigate attack on building of Jehovah's Witnesses

Employees of the Tsentralny ROVD of Sochi returned the application lodged by the Sochi community of Jehovah's Witnesses on the fact of an attack on the hall for religious assemblies. They explained their refusal to open a case by the absence of data about material damage.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Human rights, Crime, Society

Mar 11 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent

Karastelyov: at confrontation attacker said that he wanted to help

The detainee, suspected of attacking Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights and representative of Alexei Dymovskiy, former Major of Novorossisk militia, asserts that he just tried to help, while the human rights activist beat him with a wooden block. According to Karastelyov, the suspect gave this evidence in the course of confrontation.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Crime, Society, Human rights

Mar 10 2010, 20:30

Suspect of attacking human rights activist Karastelyov released under recognizance not to leave

The person suspected of attacking Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee for Human Rights, who is representing the interests of disfavoured militiaman Alexei Dymovskiy, is at large.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Human rights, Crime, Society

Mar 09 2010, 22:20

Claim of Novorossisk UVD head to Dymovskiy and Karastelyov to be considered on March 23

Today, the Primorskiy District Court of Novorossisk has obliged the city UVD (Interior Department) bosses to present the proofs of the fact that it was personally Major Alexei Dymovskiy who had placed a video appeal in the Internet with criticism of the situation in law enforcement bodies. Today, also the date was appointed for consideration of the suit of the head of the UVD to human rights activist Vadim Karastelyov.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Human rights, Society

Mar 09 2010, 22:10

Inspectors deny detention of second suspect of attacking human rights activist Karastelyov

The Investigatory Committee refutes information about detention of the second suspect in the case about the attack committed against Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights, who is representing the interests of former militiaman Alexei Dymovskiy.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Human rights, Crime, Society

Mar 06 2010, 20:00; CK correspondent

Sochi voters ask Russian President to cancel early elections

On March 5, individual voters, observers and candidates from CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation), LDPR (Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia), "Edinaya Rossiya" United Russia), and self-nominees began and continue sending their collective and individual applications to the President of the Russian Federation demanding to cancel early elections in Sochi. They find them illegal.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District, Russia > Politics, Society

Early voting at election of City Assembly. Casting ballots at the Sochi Central Territorial Electoral Commission. Members of the Commission register voters and issue ballot papers. February 26, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Mar 05 2010, 22:30

Over 700 villages in SFD and NCFD are under threat of flooding

In the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD), the forthcoming high water threatens to flood 731 dwelling settlements. This was stated on March 4 in Stavropol at the session of the Commission for Emergencies and Fire Safety.

Volgograd region, South Federal District, Krasnodar region, North-Caucasian Federal District, Rostov region > Nature And Ecology, Incidents

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