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12,000 people worldwide take part in #UnitedUkraine flashmob
12,000 people from 2014 cities in 63 countries took part in the third global flashmob celebrating Ukraine’s unity…
Third anti-war protest #StopPutinsWarInUkraine took place worldwide: PHOTOS
On 21 January 2017, the third global #StopPutinsWarInUkraine rally took place in over 56 cities and 20 countries,…
Russian invasion brought too many guns to Ukraine for any future protest to remain entirely peaceful, Bekeshkina warns
Iryna Bekeshkina, the sociologist who heads Kyiv’s Democratic Initiatives Foundation, says that so many Ukrainians now are in…
December 11, 2013: the bell ringer of St. Michael’s
Kyiv residents were suddenly awakened early on December 11, 2013 by the loud pealing of church bells. That…
Novelist Andriy Kurkov: Ukrainians want justice and freedom from corruption
This year, Ukraine celebrated the 25th anniversary of its independence. It seems that Ukraine is still in…
Trump Revolution: From Russia With Revenge
Last week the Washington Post Deputy Editorial Director Jackson Diehl published an article titled “Putin’s hope to ignite Eurasia-style protests in the…
Protests against Putin-supporting pianist Matsuev held in Boston and New York
Concerts of Denis Matsuev, a Russian pianist giving concerts in New York and Boston, USA, were accompanied by…
Crimean Tatars respond to persecution with collective prayer
Crimean Tatars have gathered for D’ua, a collective supplication for Crimean political prisoners, especially those arrested for activities…
Ukrainian IDPs protest against new procedure of social benefits
The war in eastern Ukraine forced 1,783,900 people to leave their homes, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Affairs.…
International protest #StopPutinsWarInUkraine – Photos
On 9-10 June 2016, the international protest Stop Putin’s war in Ukraine took place. 30 protest locations were…
“Stop Putin’s war in Ukraine” march writes open letter to leaders of European Council
The organizing committee of the international march Stop Putin’s war in Ukraine has released an open letter to…
International protest “Stop Putin’s war in Ukraine” planned on 10 June 2016
An international protest of Ukrainian communities in Europe, Canada, and USA is planned to take place on 10…
Heroes past and present: Remembering Bolotnaya and Russia’s Victory Day
Moscow has been abuzz in “Victory Day” fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies and tanks are draped in the…
Russia’s Criminalization of Protest: Ildar Dadin’s Appeal and Article 212.1
On March 31, in a much anticipated appellate procedure in Moscow City Court, a judge considered the appeal…
Meet the man who organized 72 rallies in support of Nadiya Savchenko | #FormulaOfAction
The sky looks grey. It’s raining. That kind of thin and soft rain that lies like a heavy…
These half-naked people protest against Putin’s imperialism in Prague
On 21 March 2016 in Prague, the conceptualist think tank and action group oMen held a protest in…
“Little green men” returned back to Russia in Prague
A group of protesters chained themselves to the Russian embassy in Prague and handed over green inflatable dolls…
This is how the world demanded to #FreeSavchenko on March 9
On 6-9 March 2016, protests around the world were held in support of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who…
Vakarchuk’s moving appeal to Nadiya Savchenko
Rallies, marches and protests in support of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, illegally detained in a Russian prison, have…
Crimean Tatars living in Turkey protested Russian invasion
Crimean Tatars living in Türkiye protested the unlawful annexation of Crimea by Russian forces on its second anniversary.…