All Posts Tagged With: "Sochi"
International Olympic Committee May Cancel Russian Olympic Games
A Moscow press-conference of ecologists, human rights activists and Sochi residents has suggested that the International Olympic Committee has grounds to rescind Russia’s bid for the 2014 Olympic Games.
Apr 10, 2008 | ContinuedBush to Meet Putin in Sochi as Thousands Face Eviction
US President George W. Bush will meet with outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin in the resort town of Sochi, where thousands are facing the prospect of eviction from their homes ahead of the 2014 Olympic games.
Mar 29, 2008 | ContinuedSochi Residents Speak Out Against Forced Evictions
Residents of the Nizhneimeretinsky (Lower Imeretinsky) Bukhta, the low-lands area where most of the Olympic village will be built for the 2014 Sochi olympics, have written an open letter to plead against the forced eviction of locals.
Mar 23, 2008 | Continued
