Friday, November 15, 2013

Tight Sochi security regime raises rights concerns

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 a security agent watches a commuter train with Russian President Vladimir Putin aboard, arriving at the newly built Adler railway station that serves as a hub for the link between the airport and the Alpine venues of the Winter Olympics at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. The organizers of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi have introduced some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever to be seen at an international sports event, trying to fulfill their pledge to make the Winter Games in Sochi “the safest Olympics in history.” (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) MOSCOW (AP) — The organizers of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi have introduced some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever seen at an international sports event, raising concerns that they are stifling dissent and violating privacy under the pretext of fulfilling their pledge to make the games "the safest Olympics in history."








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