A Ukrainian court published on Wednesday a ban on protests in central Kiev, boosting opposition fears of a crackdown on rallies where hundreds of thousands have demonstrated against President Viktor Yanukovich.
Reuters: Ukraine court bans protests in central Kyiv
A woman speaks to riot policemen standing guard in front of the parliament's building in Kiev on January 14, 2014, as Ukrainian veterans and invalids of Chernobyl's nuclear disaster try to give their demandings to the parliamentary leadership. They protest against the adoption by parliament of the state budget for 2014, which does not provide financing of social programs for the Chernobyl's veterans and the invalids. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY
