EuroMaidan Revolution
Halya Coynash: Open threats, covert plans as ‘hostage law’ deadline draws near
Ukraine’s enforcement bodies are stepping up repressive measures and overt blackmail as the deadline for compliance with a so-called ‘amnesty law’ approaches. Put most crudely, this law proposes to drop criminal charges against EuroMaidan protesters if all other EuroMaidan activists throughout the country give up their protests and go home. In the meantime, there are ominous reports of plans for extending police powers to curtail peaceful protest if the conditions are not met.