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Reuters: Russian Olympics clouded by 19th century deaths
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Reuters: Russian Olympics clouded by 19th century deathshttp://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47092920100321 Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:49pm IST By Amie Ferris-Rotman TBILISI (Reuters) - A Muslim diaspora is demanding the Sochi 2014 Olympics be cancelled or moved unless Russia apologises for the 19th century deaths of many of their ancestors in the location where the Winter Games will be held. The Circassian diaspora, Muslim indigenous people from the northwest Caucasus now scattered across the globe, join a swelling list of opponents to the Games -- from environmentalist group Greenpeace to Amnesty International. Circassians argue the Sochi Games are as insensitive as hosting a sporting competition on the grounds of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. 2014 marks 150 years since a tsarist military campaign wiped out 300,000 Circassians in and around Sochi. Although recorded by Russian imperial historians in 1864, no nation has recognised the deaths as genocide. Deportations and turmoil led many Circassians south to Turkey and elsewhere, and their seven million or so descendants are spread across the world from the United States to Jordan to Israel. About 700,000 remain in the northwest Caucasus. "The Games are part of Russia's policy of eradicating Circassian history," said U.S.-born Lisa Jarkasi, co-founder of No Sochi 2014, a lobbying group comprised of 30 Circassian organisations. "They are constructing on a mass grave. We need to put a stop to this," she told a North Caucasus conference organised by U.S. think tank Jamestown Foundation. No Sochi 2014, which held protests at last month's Vancouver Games as well as in New York and Istanbul, has appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider the chosen site but has not received an answer. The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, in a statement to Reuters, said: "It is not our responsibility to comment on historic or political events or activity". The Kremlin declined immediate comment. On Saturday Circassians, using documents from the state archives in Tbilisi, formally presented Georgian lawmakers with a resolution asking them to recognise what occurred as genocide. Should ex-Soviet Georgia agree to such a move it would likely further strain relations with Russia, still in tatters after the two fought a brief war in August 2008 over Georgia's breakaway region South Ossetia. The closest the Russian government has come to apologising for the bloodshed was in 1994 when former President Boris Yeltsin acknowledged that resistance to tsarist violence was legitimate. (Reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman, additional reporting by Denis Dyomkin in Moscow; Editing by Matthew Jones)
Izvestiya: Yukos is dead, but its debt lives onRosneft repels the attacks of the past. Late last week it became known that a New York court had nearly blocked its export operations, and a London court froze its assets in England and Wales. Both decisions were made based on a lawsuit filed by its former sister company Yukos. Varvara Aglamishyan Rosneft repels the attacks of the past. Late last week it became known that a New York court had nearly blocked its export operations, and a London court froze its assets in England and Wales. Both decisions were made based on a lawsuit filed by its former sister company Yukos. So far, Rosneft has been successful in countering the strikes. The decision of the U.S. court has already been suspended, and the freezing of property in Britain became symbolic more than anything else. But experts believe that the saga will continue. The scandal surrounding Rosneft’s exports could raise the cost of “black gold” and the price of oil may skyrocket to $100 per barrel, experts say. For Russia, this is both good and bad. The benefits are evident; meanwhile, the fact that high oil prices may strengthen the ruble is a disadvantage, which will make it more difficult for the industrial sector to recover from the crisis. Trud: Debts kill a familyA bankrupt businessman has shot his wife and children, freeing them from his problems Natalia Korchmarek A Moscow businessman, Yury Merkind, who pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and two daughters, has told investigators his version of the events. According to him, he killed his family in order to save them from the potential problems associated with his numerous debts. The businessman wanted to shoot himself, but ran out of bullets.
By Natalya Kostenko, Anastasia Kornya Today, 46 United Russia deputies will introduce in the State Duma a draft amnesty law (Vedomosti has the text) for the 65th anniversary of Victory Day. It proposes freeing 333,200 people from various punishments, including 46,000 inmates. The last time a large-scale amnesty act passed was in 2000, more than 200,000 people were released.
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. KOMMERSANT www.kommersant.ru - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to add 100 billion roubles ($3.42 billion) per year to the budget so the programme of arms reform can be implemented, the daily reports. - Russia will invest 2 billion roubles ($68.35 million) to develop the cinema industry in 2010, the paper writes. - Russia's car maker Avtovaz VEDOMOSTI www.vedomosti.ru - Russia's GDP dropped by 0.9 percent in February compared to January, the daily writes, citing the economic ministry. - Russia's ministry of regional development plans to start checking the efficiency of officials, starting with those in the North Caucasus, the paper says. NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA www.ng.ru - The day of protest, which was held last Saturday across Russia involved one tenth of the participants that were expected, the paper writes. TRUD www.trud.ru - A businessman in Moscow killed his wife and two daughters because of financial problems last Saturday, the paper writes. Moscow Times: Today in Vedomosti http://www.themoscowtimes.com/vedomosti/ Issue 4354. Last Updated: 03/22/2010 Directory: gifiles -> attach attach -> British Forces – Akrioti, Greece Griffin Fighter Squadron (84 Squadron raf) MoD announced possible Typhoon and Tornado arrivals to the base France attach -> Russia 110204 Basic Political Developments attach -> Unclassified//for official use only attach -> Adaptability Sustainment attach -> Pop-up 1 ("C" Chechnya) Header Text: Emir of the Caucasus Emirate Doku Umarov Image attach -> Russia and Islam are not Separate attach -> Chapter 13: The Northern Caucasus attach -> Russia 100209 Basic Political Developments attach -> The evolution attach -> The devolution Download 423.29 Kb. Share with your friends:
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