EuroMaidan Revolution
Halya Coynash: Signed into dictatorship
It is now official: the president has signed a number of bills overtly aimed at crushing peaceful protest and freedom of speech, and silencing journalists, civic activists and all active members of civil society.
The draft laws were voted on by the ruling majority on Thursday, in breach of all procedural norms. The opposition was not present and the voting was by a show of hands with no real way of knowing how many MPs had voted. The bills had not passed through any of the correct procedure or discussion despite having grave consequences for the country and being in serious violation of Ukraine’s Constitution and international documents to which Ukraine is a signator.