Tag Archives: Dictatorship

Parliamentary Titushkism

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jawails

Parliamentary Titushkism 20.01.14 | Halya Coynash Human Rights in Ukraine Information website of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group Source: http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1390178160 Whether the blow inflicted on Ukraine’s fragile democracy last week proves fatal will depend on a number of factors, … Continue reading →

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MAIDAN Events of 19/01/2014, afternoon/evening updates (actively ongoing updates, check back for more)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by chervonaruta

A brief digest of the current situation in Kyiv: Clashes between the protesters and the police in downtown Kyiv, tear gas, criminal investigation of unrest has already been opened, the police are using water pumps (it’s -7C or 19F in … Continue reading →

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Events of 19/01/2014, earlier today on Maidan

Posted on January 19, 2014 by real7772013

10.37 people slowly gather in the square. sing patriotic songs. Machines on Khreschatyk St. 11.50 Veche  is not started, people were still going 12.04 12.11 Meeting began, priests speak 12.20 People converge, more people arriving continuously 12.27 12.32 12.40 Tanya Chornovil … Continue reading →

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Andreas Umland: Misunderstanding Ukraine, Misreading Russia

Posted on January 18, 2014 by jawails

Misunderstanding Ukraine, Misreading Russia by Andreas Umland January 17, 2014 Source: http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2014/01/17/misunderstanding-ukraine-misreading-russia/view-all/ The Western public’s disappointment about Yanukovych’s behavior vis-à-vis the EU is duplicitous. Unless Brussels takes its partnership with Kyiv as well as the Ukrainian-Russian conflict seriously, the Association … Continue reading →

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Yulia Tymoshenko: the opposition must react urgently to the new dictatorship in Ukraine

Posted on January 18, 2014 by chervonaruta

Statement by Yulia Tymoshenko about events in the Verkhovna Rada on January 16, 2014:  Jan 17, 2014, 11:05 am Source: http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/yulia_tymoshenko_17_01_2014_01  On January 16, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada “adopted” laws without legitimately voting for them. This isn’t just a blatant crime, … Continue reading →

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