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The arrests of several activists near Sochi have renewed attention on the ways in which dissent is suppressed in Russia. Two members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot were […]
The White House said Tuesday that the United States is “appalled” by violence in Kyiv, and urged President Viktor Yanukovych to “de- ...
Pyatt says America will hold Yanukovych responsible Feb. 18, 11:13 p.m. — U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt to Zerkalo Nedeli newspap ...
Ukrainian riot police used water cannons late Tuesday as they advanced on anti-government protesters in the center of Kyiv after a day of violent clas ...
Two members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot have been released after being detained by police in Sochi, center of the Winter Olympics. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina […]
Protesters take over police headquarters in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts Feb. 18, 10:22 p.m. — Several news media outlets report that protesters in western Ukraine have taken over police headquarters in […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has spoken out strongly against escalation of ethnic tension in the country in recent days, calling for guarantees of civil, ethnic and religious peace. He was […]
Open warfare broke out on the streets of Kyiv today, with four people reportedly killed and more than 100 people injured. Dr. Olga Bogomolets, a physician, told the Kyiv Post […]
A staff member of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Technical Operations, which is in charge of electronic surveillance, is facing criminal charges for disclosing classified information, allegedly including accepting payment for […]
Dimcho Mihalevski, a member of Parliament for the Bulgarian Socialist Party, died on February 18 2014 at the age of 48. Mihalevski’s death was announced by Speaker of Parliament Mihail […]
