Author Archives: chervonaruta

Unarmed, peaceful protestors, now dubbed “extremists” by an Orwellian twist of the government in power’s tongue, find themselves battling armed thugs (titushky) hired by their local police departments, with taxpayers’ money, to assault them. Until January 22, the main protest … Continue reading →

Posted on January 28, 2014 by chervonaruta | 1 Comment

UPDATED AND CORRECTED 27/Jan/2014 SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE BY STATE AGENTS IN UKRAINE IN JANUARY 2014 Violence has escalated in Kyiv after adoption, with gross procedural violations, on 16 January 2014 of several highly repressive laws aimed at protesters, media, journalists, NGOs … Continue reading →

Posted on January 28, 2014 by chervonaruta | 2 Comments

US Vice President Joe Biden urges Yanukovych to pull special forces from the streets of Kiev

Posted on January 28, 2014 by chervonaruta

Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:21 Translated by Vo Lya Source: http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/01/28/7011604/ The Vice President of the United States urged President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to abandon introducing a state of emergency in the country and to pull special forces from the … Continue reading →

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BERKUT officially recognized as a criminal organization – People’s Council statement

Posted on January 28, 2014 by chervonaruta

Berkut was announced to be a criminal organization 28.01.2014 00:51  ekspres online Translated by Paweł Łapiński Source: http://expres.ua/news/2014/01/28/100913-berkut-vyznaly-zlochynnoyu-organizaciyeyu According to the statement voted by the People’s Council on January 27 and signed by Members of the Presidium of the council; Vitali Klitschko, … Continue reading →

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Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia Police sent “titushky” out to beat unarmed civilians

Posted on January 28, 2014 by chervonaruta

Yuri Butusov status update Translated by Julian Kytasty Date: January 26, 2014 Source: https://www.facebook.com/topaz.salat/posts/703195929720706 Yanukovych has introduced de-facto martial law in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia. But it wasn’t the army he sent into the streets – it was organized groups of … Continue reading →

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