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“English fans need to know that if they try to mess with Ukrainian women then we will try to mess with them. The sex industry exploits women who are so poor and often uneducated. That is why we are going to try to attack every match.”
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
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Alexander J. Motyl writes: President's party, Svoboda, Comunists anti-democratic in character. Apr 19 at 21:23 | Alexander J. Motyl |
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Editor’s Note: In the face of public protests after his company destroyed buildings it owns on the street, Akhmetov on Aug. 12 said he had abandoned plans to build a glitzy new business center. He said any reconstruction would be true to the street’s historical character. Apr 19 at 21:01 | Denis Rafalsky |
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Diplomats recently initialed a landmark agreement intended to draw Ukraine closer to the European Union, but the continued imprisonment of two major opposition leaders is pushing Ukraine further from its European aspirations. In the coming months, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych must choose between consolidating power through undemocratic means and advancing his nation’s European aspirations. By ending selective prosecutions, pardoning imprisoned political leaders without conditions, and ensuring free and fair elections this fall, Yanukovych could become the leader who anchors Ukraine to Europe. If he fails to do so, he will be yet another politician to disappoint Ukrainians. Read more here. Apr 19 at 08:36 | Washington Post |
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Dear Editor, The Volia Group of companies has always had great respect in the professionalism of Kyiv Post editors and the independence shown by the newspaper. But we are concerned that our company has been treated unfairly by the Kyiv Post. Apr 18 at 18:32 |
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Ukraine is, with Russia, amongst the countries in Europe with the highest rates of HIV infection. Apr 18 at 14:48 | Leigh Turner |
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Even as Ukraine drifts towards ever-more authoritarian government, the people’s ability to challenge the authorities was illustrated recently by protests against the demolition of a historic squarter in Kyiv, says Roman Rukomeda. “The Ukrainian authorities continue to test the limits of patience of their own people. A first example is the destruction of ancient buildings in a historic part of Kyiv, Andriyivskyy Descent, while another is the change of rules for the parliamentary elections due for October of this year.
Read more here. Apr 13 at 19:10 |
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The gruesome murder of Oksana Makar has sent shockwaves around Ukraine, with supporters of the death penalty calling for its reinstatement, and a public outcry that has brought the case to national and global attention. Aleksey Matsuka discusses the implications of Oksana Makar’s death and what it tells us about Ukrainian society. Read the story here. Apr 13 at 06:52 |
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While the political show trial of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko grabs the international headlines, deeper injustices are taking place every day in Ukraine at all levels of the criminal justice system – from abuses by cops on the streets to people sentenced to languish in prisons for crimes they did not commit. Apr 12 at 22:13 | Kyiv Post |
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The destruction of three buildings on one of Kyiv’s oldest and most loved streets this week caused a public outcry. Apr 12 at 22:09 | Kyiv Post |
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Mykola Riabchuk writes about the impunity with the elite commite crimes: "All these youngsters, like their parents, are strongly convinced that might is right. And they are very cognizant of the open secret of who holds the real power in this country and how. They have no doubt that the law, or whatever this silly word may mean in Ukraine, is on their side. Actually, it is them and their parents and friends who own it. They have captured the state like an alien army, and can pillage it now as they wish." Apr 12 at 22:06 | Mykola Riabchuk |
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"Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” Apr 11 at 18:11 | Greg Satell |
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In less than 60 days, sports fans from around the world will be tuned into two of the biggest sporting events of the year – the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine, followed by the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Apr 11 at 17:25 | Danny Menken |
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Editor’s Note: The following is an appeal signed by 37 associations of Ukrainians living abroad in protest to the recent Constitutional Court decision which strips them of their right to take part in voting on single-mandate contests during the upcoming October and future parliamentary elections. Apr 11 at 17:10 | Kyiv Post |
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Editor's Note: The following blog can be found here. When my friend John Demjanjuk fell asleep in the hands of the Lord, peacefully in his bed on March 17 in a Bad Feilnbach nursing home, Bavaria, Southern Germany, it brought to an end a 35-year witch hunt. The result is that he is unquestionably an innocent man. Apr 11 at 10:01 | Anthony Schlega |
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Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter supported by various people (whose names are listed at the end) in opposition to the ultra-nationalist Svoboda party led by Oleh Tiahnybok. Apr 11 at 09:29 |