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As of today, the Olympic contractors owe about two million roubles to their workers; however, all the debts will be paid out before January 14, said Dmitry Kozak, Russia's Vice-Premier, adding that during the Olympics Sochi will still keep over 30,000 non-resident workers.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said today that Khosta town park will serve as a so-called “protest zone” during Winter Olympics. He also stressed that it’s prohibited to hold any meetings or demonstrations near Olympic venues.

Today, the Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended till March 13 the detention in custody of Mikhail Stolyarov, the former Mayor of Astrakhan, accused of taking bribes.

Alikhan Kuzgov, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, has refuted the announcement made by Kaloi Akhilgov, ex-Secretary of the Ingush leader, stating that the Security Council recommended Ingush residents not to travel to the Krasnodar Territory on the eve of the Olympic Games without prior notification to the Security Council of Ingushetia.

By January 10, the Krasnodar Territory has selected six athletes to participate in the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, and it is a record number. This was reported by the press service of the resort city. Earlier, only three athletes from Kuban took part in the Winter Olympic Games during the entire history of previous Winter Games.

In the morning of January 10, Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who was arrested during the "March of Millions of Masks", stopped his hunger strike. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the Department of Public Relations and Media of the Armenian Ministry of Justice.

On January 9, the Belgian Senate adopted a resolution to reject the boycott of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. However, Belgian officials have expressed their concern about the human rights situation in Russia. The draft resolution with demand for boycott was put forward by the local Green Party.

In preventing terror acts on the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia can receive only informational assistance from the Pentagon. This was reported by Alexander Goltz, a military expert, a deputy editor of the online publication "The Daily Journal", when he commented on the information about the offer of the US Department of Defence to provide appropriate assistance to the Russian Federation.

The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has revealed the fact of theft of 15 million roubles in the transaction between the state unitary enterprise and the private company. The trial of the case is to begin shortly. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya on January 9.

In the Stavropol Territory, military men from stationed army units are brought in to protect public order. All vehicles and people entering the borders of the region are subjected to inspection.

The decision passed by the European Court of Human Rights on 20 complaints lodged by relatives of 36 residents of Chechnya, who disappeared in 2000-2006, which puts the responsibility for the kidnappings on Russian militaries, is unprecedented, said Alexander Cherkasov, the Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial".

Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who was detained during the "Million Mask March" on November 5, 2013, in Yerevan, and who later went on hunger strike, was taken from his SIZO (pre-trial prison) to the prison hospital, said his wife Ruzanna Badalyan.

Relatives of Magomed Ibragimov, a resident of Khasavyurt, who was detained by power agents at night on January 5, have stated today that they cannot find his whereabouts.

Victoria Fursa, a native of the Rostov Region, who was put on the federal wanted list together with her husband Javid Kurugliev, a native of Dagestan, as potential suicide bombers, are in Egypt, where Kurugliev is taking his treatment. Victoria herself told it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The state has paid financial aid to all the families of the persons affected by the terror acts in Volgograd. This was reported by Vladimir Stepanov, Deputy Minister for Emergencies.

In Astrakhan, law enforcers carry out investigation into the fact of the death of 23-year-old Galiya Borisenko, who died on January 5. Last summer, relatives of the young woman filed a complaint about her disappearance.

The Security Council of Ingushetia does not recommend Ingush residents to travel to the Krasnodar Territory without prior notice. This was announced by Kaloi Akhilgov, the former Press Secretary of the Ingush President.

In the Stavropol Territory, law enforcers found one more car with two dead bodies inside them. Earlier, three of the same cars with three dead bodies were found in two districts of the Stavropol Territory.

In Sochi, construction of alternative road for Kurortny Avenue caused great inconvenience: some sections of the road have no sidewalks, and roadway passes directly in front of windows of residential buildings. This was reported by local residents.

In the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, young man Magomed Akhbulatov disappeared. This was reported by his relative. Relatives of Magomed Akhbulatov believe that his disappearance may involve law enforcers.