The third Ice and Snow Festival in Liaoyuan City in Chinese province of Jilin recently opened at Dongshan Sports Park, drawing crowds and excitement. With a theme of “Passionate Ice and Snow, Delighting Liaoyuan,” the festival showcases 20 diverse activities, including cultural performances, food, and commerce. It also introduces premium ice and snow tourism routes, inviting visitors from across the country to enjoy Liaoyuan’s winter offerings, marking a major stride in the city’s ice and snow tourism scene.
Third Ice and Snow Festival in China Starts
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Download File: https://iha.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/iha-2023-12-25_14-35-04_646095.mp4?_=1Amid rising tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani community leader in Yekaterinburg, Shahin Shikhlinski, and his son Mutvali were briefly detained by Russian police near Baku Plaza shopping mall on July 1. Footage of the harsh detention circulated widely on social media, sparking public outrage in Azerbaijan. Both were released later that evening after giving witness statements.
The detentions follow a deadly Russian security operation on June 27 targeting Azerbaijani nationals in Yekaterinburg. Two brothers, Ziyeddin and Huseyn Safarov, were killed, three others were seriously injured, and nine were detained. The Russian Interior Ministry said the raids were part of a criminal investigation and were supported by the National Guard’s SOBR unit, but did not address the reported casualties.
In response, Azerbaijan summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires and demanded a full investigation. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture also canceled all Russian cultural events. Meanwhile, an investigation was launched into the Baku office of Sputnik-Azerbaijan over alleged illegal financing, leading to further detentions.
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