Committee of Ukrainian citizens shocked by the decision of the authorities to arrest the leader of the Ukrainian opposition Yulia Tymoshenko. This is a baseless decision in a long time turned into a farce of the trial does not have any legal grounds and is nothing but an act of political repression in its purest form.
As for the beating of prisoners
Committee of Ukrainian citizens concerned about the mass massacre of prisoners in Dnipropetrovsk colony number 89 for filing their complaints about poor conditions in the State Prison Administration of Ukraine.
As for the pressure on the opposition
Committee of Ukrainian citizens concerned about numerous facts of government pressure on the opposition. For criminal cases against opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuriy Lutsenko recently added searches for companies of Arsen Avakov and Constantine Zhevago – prominent businessmen supporting the opposition.
Regarding the situation in Belarus
International Committee of the defense of freedom and civil society is concerned about the situation that has recently developed in Belarus in the field of human rights. Total arrests of Belarusian citizens peacefully expressing their disagreement with the policies of the regime, which take place in the streets and squares of most major cities in Belarus can not be acceptable in a modern European state.
The harassment of journalists in Ukraine
The International Committee of Press Freedom and Rights of Journalists is concerned about harassment of journalists in the courthouse in the city of Kiev, which took place today in the case of the former Ukrainian prime minister and current opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.