

A woman sprays gas towards activists of an Ukrainian human rights organization and sexual minority groups during a rally marking an International Human Rights Day in the center of Kiev on Dec. 8. A court prohibited human rights supporters to celebrate the Human Rights Day . AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY
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The ultra-nationalist Svoboda Party has admitted that their activists attacked gay community and human rights activists who were holding a protest in central Kyiv on Dec. 8 to commemorate international Human Rights Day.
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