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Russia is devoting considerable effort to trying to ensure that the Sochi Winter Olympics are safe and secure. Mark...
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Published on: 14 February 2013

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Published on: 19 July 2012

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Published on: 17 July 2012

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UK schoolchildren could soon be trained in army 'values', the London Olympics will take place under military...
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An inside report from London 2012's 'official protest' group, the Space Hijackers, on the terrifying powers of LOCOG...
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Sochi: a city with no mosque

Published on: 22 October 2010

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In 2014 Russia will host the Winter Olympics in Sochi, once upon a time the capital of independent Circassia. The...

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