MOSCOW: Russian authorities on Saturday raided the homes of eight activists from the Caucasus then detained them hundreds of miles from home, in a move believed to be tied to their criticism of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
The activists, all of whom are Circassians, an ethnic group native to the Sochi area, were taken hundreds of kilometers overnight without any explanation from the police.
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