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Lithuania's president has warned Ukraine it could become isolated by the West over the imprisonment and deteriorating health of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. May 12 at 14:47 | Associated Press |
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The reports about Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's having spinal disc herniation are untrue, the Health Ministry of Ukraine said. Apr 28 at 15:59 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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(AP)— Yulia Tymoshenko, the braided darling ofUkraine'sOrange Revolution who went on to be prime minister, is wasting away in prison — weakened from a hunger strike, bruised from prison beatings and afraid she will be force-fed by her political foes, her family said. Apr 28 at 07:39 | Associated Press |
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Germany's interior minister said Friday many European officials might boycott the Euro 2012 soccer matches taking place in Ukraine because of the country's handling of its jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. Apr 27 at 21:07 | Associated Press |
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The United States is deeply concerned by the treatment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and other imprisoned members of her former government. The photographs of Mrs. Tymoshenko released by the Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman further call into question the conditions of her confinement. We urge the Ukrainian authorities to ensure that Mrs. Tymoshenko receives immediate medical assistance in an appropriate facility and request that the U.S. Ambassador be given access to her. We continue to call for her release, the release of other members of her former government and the restoration of their full civil and political rights. The statement on the U.S. State Department website can be found here. May 2 at 00:21 |
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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has said that she is ready to offer mechanisms for the democratization of the Ukrainian society. May 12 at 14:36 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Ukraine's ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven-year term in jail, has urged the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) to investigate corrupt and money-laundering transactions by the Viktor Yanukovych regime, according to Tymoshenko's Web site. May 9 at 12:55 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Editor’s note: The following is testimony given before a congressional hearing on May 17 by Stephen B. Nix, director of the Eurasia Division at the International Republican Institute. IRI is a pro-democracy NGO affiliated with the U.S. Republican party. It has been active in democracy building initiatives in Ukraine and other developing democracies. The hearing, entitled "Ukraine’s upcoming elections: A pivotal moment," was held within the framework of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, a congressionally mandated commission also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission. Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey is Chairman of the commission. Others giving testimony during the hearing include: David Kramer, head of Freedom House; Katie Fox, Deputy Director of Eurasia for the National Democratic Institute; and Gavin Weise, Deputy Director for Europe and Asia at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, better known as IFES. May 17 at 22:28 | Kyiv Post |
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KHARKIV - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is imprisoned in the Kachanivska penal colony in Kharkiv, was beaten by the first deputy head of the colony, Andriy Kovalenko, Tymoshenko’s defense lawyer and head of the BYT-Batkivschyna faction in parliament, Andriy Kozhemiakin, has said. Apr 25 at 15:22 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The Ukrainian presidential rating is topped by the incumbent, Viktor Yanukovych who is leading over jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko by 8%. Apr 29 at 09:01 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Ukraine'sjailed and ailing ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko tentatively agreed Friday to have her back condition treated at a local hospital under the supervision of a German doctor. May 5 at 07:10 | Associated Press |
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Officials at the Kachanivska Correctional Colony, the prison in Kharkiv where former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is serving her sentence, have asked law enforcement officials to protect their families because of alleged threats of violence, the State Penitentiary Service said on Saturday. Apr 28 at 21:08 |
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The united opposition, in its program entitled "A fair state, an honest government, decent life," has proposed introducing the mechanism for expressing distrust in the president through a referendum and regulating the procedure of his impeachment. May 12 at 14:25 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Kharkiv prosecutor's office has decided not to open a criminal case on the use of force against former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka has said. May 4 at 17:15 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych intends to create his charitable foundation to assist those, who are in need of assistance. May 19 at 17:03 | Interfax-Ukraine |