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"Rise up, Ukraine!" (
Kyiv protest
A campaign against the government of president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych took place on May 18, 2013. The event was initially prepared by the country's political opposition parties and number of civil movements as a culmination point to depose the president of Ukraine. Since then the protest in Kyiv however transformed into a preliminary final, while the new provisional final date was postponed to August 24, 2013, the Independence Day.
The Kyiv protest grew into a mass national scandal between a number of journalists and the parliamentary opposition deputies who tried to prove that authorities provoked disorder in the capital using armored military vehicles and sports athletes and the country's ruling party that denied any allegations and blaming everything on the opposition.
The marches were estimated to have 20,000 to 30,000 participants.[6]
Preparations
The Kyiv events of May 18, the
On May 16, 2013 the Kyiv City State Administration approved to hold both rallies,[8] one led by the Party of Regions as "Into Europe without fascism" and another led by a coalition of opposition parliamentary parties as part of "Rise up, Ukraine!" campaign. As the start of the event drew close the members of parliamentary opposition were complaining that the authorities were impeding arrival of the event willing participants that were coming to Kyiv.[9]
Along with the main political demonstrations that day in Kyiv were scheduled a lot of other public events. For example, the Social-Patriotic Assembly of Slavs planned to conduct a march "Ukraine - above all else" before noon, the Kyiv City State Administration authorities planned the opening of the European Village with participation of the
"Rise up, Ukraine!" route
The demonstration "Rise up, Ukraine!" was scheduled to take place from 10:00 in the morning to 19:00 in the evening starting at the
"A group of athletic men in tracksuits" assaulted attendees of the "Rise up, Ukraine!" march and journalists.[10][6]
"In Europe without fascism" route
The demonstration of
Earlier that spring more "Joining Europe without Fascists!" marches and "gathering" under the auspices of the Party of Regions were held.[12][13] The 18 May 2013 march was meant as "final anti-fascist rally" of a "nationwide four-day meeting".[12][13] According to press reports public employees had been ordered to attend the marches and gatherings.[6][13]
The
Demonstrations and rallies
Both rallies started to gather at the
- Highlights
- Military vehicle blocked
- Participation of hostile civilians (athletes) in cooperation with militsiya
- Passive actions from militsiya on demands of demonstrators to stop violence, allowing a civil disorder
Legacy
The term
See also
References
- ^ a b Opposition to start two-month campaign 'Rise, Ukraine!' on March 14, Kyiv Post (12 March 2013)
- ^ Klitschko, Tiahnybok, Yatseniuk hold Rise, Ukraine! rally in Lutsk, Interfax-Ukraine (9 April 2013)
- Ukrayinska Pravda(21 May 2013)
- ^ a b Rise Up, Ukraine! rally to be held on Independence Day, says Yatseniuk, Interfax-Ukraine (14 June 2013)
- ^ Rise Up, Ukraine! Rally in Mykolaiv passes without incidents, say police, Interfax-Ukraine (14 June 2013)
- ^ a b c Anti-Fascism & the Yanukovych Regime, The Ukrainian Week (31 May 2013)
- ^ Opposition to name single candidate may 18 at the action «Rise up, Ukraine!». News of economy and policy. News Of Ukraine. April 21, 2013. all-rss.com.
- ^ Opposition, Regions Party agree to hold their Saturday rallies in Kyiv at different time. Kyiv Post. May 16, 2013.
- ^ Opposition deputies accuse authorities of preventing Rise Up, Ukraine! participants from traveling to Kyiv. Kyiv Post. May 18, 2013.
- ^ Suspect In Attack On Ukrainian Journalists Released On Bail , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (22 May 2013)
Suspect In Attack On Ukrainian Journalists Arrested , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (21 May 2013)
Hearings on incident in Kyiv on May 18 postponed for two weeks as lawyer of defendants fails to attend, Interfax-Ukraine (16 August 2013) - ^ Participants in Party of Regions-sponsored rally in Kyiv to receive compensation from party coffers, Interfax-Ukraine (18 May 2013)
- ^ a b Party of Regions to hold anti-fascist march in southern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrinform (16 May 2013)
- ^ a b c "gathering" in Uzhgorod (PHOTOS), uzhgorod.in (14 May 2013)
- Religious Information Service of Ukraine(17 May 2013)
- ^ Some 4,000 supporters of opposition gather on European Square, 45,000 people participating in anti-fascist march, say police. Kyiv Post. May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Streetfighting Men". Foreign Policy. February 6, 2014.
"Suspect In Attack On Ukrainian Journalists Arrested". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. May 21, 2013.
External links
- Photos from both the demonstrations. Ministry of Interior website. May 18, 2013