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"Ecological Watch": discharge of treacle into the Black Sea registered in the neighbourhood of Temriuk

Discharge of treacle into the water area of the Black Sea occurred near the settlement of Volna, Temriuk district of Krasnodar region, at a sea terminal of "Food Ingredients" limited company, "Ecological Watch on North Caucasus" reports.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Incidents, Nature And Ecology

Jan 25 2012, 22:40; CK correspondent

Members of Sochi Branch of Russian Geographic Society speak against closing it

The members of the Sochi Branch of the Russian Geographic Society (RGS) have appealed to Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister and the head of the board of trustees of the Society, asking not to close the Branch. This was reported by Yulia Naberezhnaya, an RGS member.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Society, Politics

Jan 25 2012, 22:30; CK correspondent

Sochi authorities agree to provide housing to head of Revenko large family after his employment

The Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov has offered to provide a two-room flat to the large family Revenko, who are forced to live in a garage at the cemetery after their house was demolished, when a road junction was built. The authorities promise to grant a flat, provided a family member gets employed by the municipal service.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Politics, Society

Jan 24 2012, 23:10

In Novorossiysk, more than 2600 trees cut down illegally

In the city of Novorossiysk of the Krasnodar Territory, Unidentified persons cut down trees, causing damage amounting to 15.5 million roubles.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Incidents, Crime, Nature And Ecology, Society

Jan 23 2012, 22:30; CK correspondent

Maikop to host Congress of Circassians of Adygea to discuss status of Syrian compatriots

Maikop began preparations for the Congress of the Circassian nation of the Republic of Adygea. On January 22, the decision to convene the Congress was adopted at the extraordinary meeting of the Board of the Public Movement "Adyge-Khase Circassian Parliament" of the Republic of Adygea. The Congress is scheduled for February 11. The main agenda item will be the position of the Circassians of Syria and measures to assist them in connection with the aggravated situation in the country.

South Federal District, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Adygeia, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Krasnodar region > Society

Action in support of Syrian Circassians of in the central mini-park of aul Takhtamukai at the memorial "To Defenders of Circassia", Adygea, December 30, 2011. Courtesy of www.elot.ru
Jan 20 2012, 22:40; CK correspondent

Leader of Sochi communists: "Edinaya Rossiya" wrote up half of its votes

Sochi communists made held a documentary analysis of the recent elections to the Russian State Duma. According to their version, the Sochi Territorial Election Commission (TEC) doubled the real number of votes won by the ruling "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party. The TEC spokesman refutes the allegations.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Crime, Politics

Jan 19 2012, 23:40

About 15,000 Sochi residents have power outage

Today in the morning, about 15,000 residents of the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, lost electricity supply, because of air electricity mains broken by tree branches, heavy with snow on them. This was reported by Oksana Levitskaya, the head of the press service of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Kubanenergo".

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Society, Incidents, Nature And Ecology

Jan 19 2012, 22:20

Krasnodar Territory: chief physician of the Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre suspected of bribe-taking

As reported by the Investigatory Committee for the Krasnodar Territory, the chief physician of the Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre of the Krasnodar Territory is suspected of extorting a bribe from his subordinate, whom he had forced, according to investigators, to pay him monthly for unobstructed work.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Society, Crime

Jan 19 2012, 22:10; CK correspondent

Trial of organizer of "Picket-19" held in Krasnodar Police Department

A magistrate judge was brought right from home to the police station to try Irina Kolesnikova, the organizer of the action named "Picket-19" in Krasnodar.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Society, Human rights

Jan 11 2012, 21:30; CK correspondent

In Sochi, ecologists hold rally against destruction of greenery

On January 11, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" held a rally against destruction of green plants in the territory of the children's centre in Sochi. Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of the city, has stated that a parking will be built in the centre's territory and that the very centre faces no threats.

South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Nature And Ecology, Society, Economics

Sochi, January 11, 2012: a solo picket on the Day of Nature Protection in the place of tree felling at No. 30 Krasnoarmeiskaya Street. Olga Noskovets, an activist of the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus holds a funeral wreath made of a cut-off palm tree. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

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