Tag Archives: Dictatorship

“I never thought Maidan would be on fire” – Eyewitness accounts of Feb. 18 (photo/video)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by real7772013

Yulia Smirnova 19.02.2014 5:00 Facebook status update All texts translated by Anna Danilova Source A spare moment. Briefly. Firemen are putting out the fire at the House of Trade Unions, but the building is still burning. Everybody says that it … Continue reading →

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OFFENER BRIEF AN DIE FÜHRENDEN POLITIKER DER WESTLICHEN LÄNDER; INTERNATIONALE ORGANISATIONEN UND DIPLOMATEN

Posted on February 19, 2014 by ksemenova

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Ende November habe ich schon darum gebeten, wirksame Sanktionen gegen Janukowytsch persönlich und seine Oligarchen zu verhängen. Damals schon habe ich vorhergesagt, dass ohne solche Sanktionen das Abgleiten der Ukraine in ein Szenario wie in Syrien … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to President Yanukovych: When a Country Loses Over 20 Lives in One Day, It Should Go Into Mourning, Not Shut Down Subways

Posted on February 19, 2014 by M. Stanislav

Olexander Pavlychenko 19.02.2014 Translated by Tatiana Curtis Edited by Maria Stanislav Source: Argument.ua “When a country loses more than 20 lives of its citizens in one day, it goes into mourning. In Ukraine, however, the Government cynically shuts down the … Continue reading →

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Riots in Downtown Kyiv (Feb.18) – 24 Hour Update

Posted on February 19, 2014 by M. Stanislav

RIOTS IN DOWNTOWN KYIV Yesterday, 18.02.2014, large groups of Maidan activists walked in a procession to the Verkhovna Rada [Parliament], demanding reinstatement of the 2004 version of the Ukrainian Constitution. The area was surrounded by law enforcement. The situation escalated … Continue reading →

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First Person Stories from Feb. 18

Posted on February 19, 2014 by real7772013

Pavlo Moskalenko 18.02.2004 18:30 Facebook status update Translated by Anna Danilova Source I was at Insytutska Street, helped to build the barricade at Shovkovych Street, when Berkut and internal troops broke through down from the park. The crowd panicked, everybody … Continue reading →

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