Tag Archives: Dictatorship

Protesters and riot police Berkut against them around Ukrainian parliament

Posted on February 18, 2014 by chervonaruta

Originally posted on Euromaidan PR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfCJL7QpOGo On February 18, a new set of clashes between protesters and the police erupted on Shovkovychna Str. after the police blocked access to the Verkhovna Rada building of Parliament to the protesters and started…

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One cannot use brute force to quell protesters against a criminal regime. The spirit and the soul are indestructible and will live forever. If a picture tells a thousand words, NY-based social documentary photographer Giles Clarke has created libraries full. From the faces … Continue reading →

Posted on February 18, 2014 by chervonaruta | 2 Comments

Can you imagine if the riot police of any civilized country were paid to carry out targeted attacks on its own citizens?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by chervonaruta

IS THAT BERKUT (Ukrainian special forces riot police) OR… (imaginary state) ROAD PHANTOMS (that look an awful lot like Berkut)? An activist published this video of Berkut destroying his car on January 19th (hooray for dash cams!). On that date AutoMaidan (the … Continue reading →

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To paraphrase the Joker in Batman, “This country needs an enema!”

Posted on February 14, 2014 by chervonaruta

frgnerinukr – 2 days ago I am a foreigner living in the southeast region of Ukraine and, having read hundreds of news articles (both national and international) about the situation in Ukraine, this article is the best article I have read … Continue reading →

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LESYA OROBETS: What’s been achieved in THREE WEEKS since “the negotiations” started — net results

Posted on February 13, 2014 by real7772013

LESYA OROBETS, MP February 11, 2014 Edited from source: https://www.facebook.com/lesyaorobets/posts/661117567257492?stream_ref=10 From original Ukrainian status update post:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=729856150358250&id=635416686497814 What’s been achieved in THREE WEEKS since “the negotiations” started — net results: 1. NOT EVEN ONE political prisoner was exonerated despite the so-called … Continue reading →

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