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STARTING TODAY UKRAINIAN BERKUT POLICE CAN USE FORCE AND WEAPONS AGAINST THE POPULATION

Posted on January 28, 2014 by chervonaruta

STARTING TODAY UKRAINIAN BERKUT POLICE CAN USE FORCE AND WEAPONS AGAINST THE POPULATION January 28, 2014 Translated by Olia Knight Source: http://argumentua.com/novosti/s-segodnyashnego-dnya-berkutu-razresheno-primenyat-silu-spetssredstva-i-ognestrelnoe-oruzhie Today, the scandalous order by Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakarchenko comes into effect. This order empowers Berkut riot police to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT CANCELS DRACONIAN ANTI-PROTEST LAWS

Posted on January 28, 2014 by real7772013

From espreso.tv: “Parliament voted to abolish the Kolesnychenko-Oleinik laws passed on January 16, 2014. The abolition succeeded with 361 votes. #ukrainian_revolution #Євромайдан #euromaidan #революціягідності #евромайдан #whitehouse According to a correspondent from Espreso.tv, the breakdown of the vote [to abolish the … 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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