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Serious Discussion / Ukraine lost free speech.
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Date: Wed, Jan 29 2014 12:30:59
Ukrainians have been peacefully protesting in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv for more than two months in a protest dubbed EuroMaidan. Recently, these protestors have been harassed by militia men and riot police sent out on the orders of President Victor Yanukovich. Some of the harassments have turned violent, with both protesters and police involved. Thousands of people on the Maidan are at risk, and as of Wednesday, three have died battling riot police. Here are FOUR articles depicting Kyiv as of right now: http://gawker.com/all-bloody-hell-is-breaking-loose-in-ukraine-today-1506662759 http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/22/pictures-central-kiev-protests_n_4645476.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/ukraine-protests-deadly-clashes_n_4641928.html http://mashable.com/2014/01/22/kiev-riots-deadly-photos/#:eyJzIjoiZiIsImkiOiJfamUweTd6a21oYjZuMXNsbSJ9 As of January 16th[B], [/B]the Ukrainian parliament (under concealed orders from Russian-rule supporters) has “passed illegal, unconstitutional laws restricting political speech and the freedoms of assembly, association, and press, taking Ukraine out of the community of free nations, and placing it under a Soviet-style tyranny.”[B] This means that the Ukrainian people have been essentially cut off from the world. [/B]Pro-revolution television updates have been either edited or unaired. Newspapers have been censored. There will be no digital access to the outside world. [B](Source and quoted from[/B]: here )
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Date: Wed, Jan 29 2014 12:48:16
dats fckd up
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Date: Wed, Jan 29 2014 14:51:44
That suck. probably worse than in Thailand. i thought the prime minister has already stepped down. perhaps the situation will get better?
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Date: Wed, Jan 29 2014 23:45:56
Yikes. I can't imagine that decision is going to go over well. Take away people's freedoms and they rightfully go crazy. I can only see the riots getting worse until this law is revoked.
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Date: Thu, Jan 30 2014 01:54:12
Well damn.
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Date: Thu, Jan 30 2014 04:49:20
It sounds like history is repeating itself. Like the "soviet style tyranny" alludes, it's almost like the Russian Revolution leading to World War II. Like Panda said, I don't think the riots will cease until the law is repealed. I think the main thing right now is that clearly what's going on in Kiev has gotten out, and there will be pressure on the Ukrainian government from other countries. I guess time will tell how this will end.