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Dictatorship
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Zelenskyy’s MPs set new records in violating parliamentary rules
Read also: Ukraine’s new Parliament violates regulations in its strong will to serve the people Zelenskyy submitted an…
Zelenskyy’s changes to the Constitution (and why each Ukrainian president amends it)
Three alterations to the Ukrainian constitution mirrored each other. They transferred several powers from the president to the…
‘Any effort to establish a dictatorship in Russia will end with a Stalinist one,’ Ikhlov says
The recent arrests of Russian government officials Abyzov and Ishayev like the earlier ones of Belykh, Ulyukayev and…
Putin becoming ‘a decorative dictator,’ Novoprudsky says
“The chief paradox” of the upcoming presidential elections in Russia, Semyon Novoprudsky says, is that “everyone knows who…
Pastukhov: Any successor to Putin likely to be a dictator
The current attacks on Alexei Navalny that suggest he will become a dictator if he manages somehow to…
How dictators crack down on dissent. A guidebook from Lukashenka
Protests have been engulfing Belarus for more than a month. They started with rallies against a tax on…
Putin’s personnel changes make a long-term dictatorship more likely, Pastukhov says
The removal of Sergey Ivanov as head of the Presidential Administration, whatever the proximate causes, “symbolizes a change in…
Kazakhstan Dictator Woos Ukraine’s Poroshenko
On December 22, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.…
Statement for Sub-Committee on Human Rights of the European Parliament on the situation in Russia
Prof. Dr. Robert van Voren Postbus 1282 1200 BG Hilversum (NL) tel.:+31-651534123 / e-mail [email protected] / www.robertvanvoren.com Chamber…
National hysteria in Russia and those who stay sane
A few days ago Lev Shlozberg, member of the council of the Pskov region, stood up and addressed…
Lev Shlosberg Addressing Governor Andrey Turchak About the Real Enemies of Pskov Oblast, Russia
A few days ago Lev Shlosberg, member of the council of the Pskov region, stood up and addressed…
Ukraine’s Security Service and Interior Ministry Give until 6pm to Stop Stand-off Threatening Harsh Action
Ukrainska Pravda The heads of Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the Interior Ministry called on the leaders of…
Numerous Ukrainian Judges File their Resignations
The Supreme Council of Justice (SCJ) will file a memorandum to the President and the Verkhovna Rada of…
Yuriy Andrukhovych: How others perceive Maidan and why it must continue
Yuriy Andrukhovych never tires of speaking about Maidan or offering his own views on how to find…
The price of freedom
Ukrainians value their freedom. The ‘Dictatorship laws’ caused mass indignation and radicalised protests. 9 of the 11 laws…
“Justice” for Euromaidaners
What the new totalitarian laws imposed by Yanukovych mean for Euromaidan protesters at a glance. Translated infographics from…
Kolesnychenko-Oliynyk laws: infographics
On January 16, 2014 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with violation of the regulations adopted a number of…