All Posts Tagged With: "Imeretinskaya Valley"
Only Happy Evictees Allowed to Meet with Putin
Residents angry over being evicted from their homes to make way for Olympic construction near Sochi were banned from a meeting between the Russian prime minister and other less distressed residents.
Oct 14, 2010 | Continued
Sochi Gov’t Reaches Deal with Hunger Strikers
Residents facing eviction in Sochi have ended a 24-day hunger strike after local authorities agreed to address their concerns.
Jun 18, 2010 | Continued
Sochi Hunger Strike Continues Past 16th Day
A hunger strike by residents facing eviction from their homes in Sochi to make way for Olympic construction has continued, and been blockaded throughout the Russian media, for more than two weeks.
Jun 4, 2010 | Continued
Evicted Sochi Residents Go on Hunger Strike
Residents in Sochi who are being forcibly evicted from their homes to make way for Olympic construction are going on hunger strike to protest a lack of fair compensation for their property by the local government.
May 20, 2010 | Continued
Unpaid Olympic Workers Continue Hunger Strike
Construction workers hired for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are continuing a hunger strike taken up last Thursday in protest to their contractors’ failure to pay their wages in more than three months.
Mar 16, 2010 | Continued