US imposes visa sanctions against Ukrainian officialsThe US are imposing visa sanctions against 20 Ukrainian officials who are allegedly responsible for the escalation of violence, the US State Department declared on Thursday.10:40 20.02.2014
Over 40 ciminal cases initiated amid escalating clashes in KievUkraine's Interior Ministry has initiated nearly 40 new criminal cases following the violence that escalated in Kiev Tuesday, and reports that 58 persons have been detained.16:28 19.02.2014
25 people reported dead in resumed Kiev riotsUkrainian Healthcare Ministry reports 25 people dead as a a result of a newly escalating violent standoff between the anti-governmental protesters and the security forces trying to clear out downtown Kiev.11:04 19.02.2014
Injured, fatalities reported in new clashes in KievAlmost 40 people saught medical attention as a result of a violent clash between protesters and the police in downtown Kiev, a Kiev City Healthcare department spokesperson Natalia Vyshnevskaya told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.18:21 18.02.2014
Protest amnesty law takes effect in UkraineA law on amnesty that pardons those who participated in mass protests in Ukraine from December 27 till February will take effect on Monday. The protesters began to release occupied government buildings on Sunday, which the main condition for the amnesty.11:35 17.02.2014
All detained Ukrainian protesters set free – oppositionThe Ukrainian National Resistanse Hedquarters reported on Friday that all protesters detained during the recent unrest have been released from custody.16:26 14.02.2014
Ukrainian Interior Ministry denies allegations of missing protestersThe Ukrainian Interior Ministry denies allegations that 60 people have gone missing since the protests in Kiev began, according to a statement released by the ministry Thursday.14:22 13.02.2014
Ukrainian judge reviewing protesters' cases killedUnknown assailants in the Poltava region of Ukraine have shot the judge who ruled on the arrest motions for the pro-Eurozone protesters, Ukrainian Interior Ministry reports on Wednesday.12:54 12.02.2014
Criminal case opened over explosion at protest HQ in KievA criminal case was initiated after an explosion rocked Trade Union House in Kiev, the current base of operations of the pro-Eurozone protesters, acting head of Kiev police Valery Mazan told the reporters on Thursday.10:52 07.02.2014
Ukrainian police investigating disappearance of 36 activistsUkrainian police said Monday that they are looking into the alleged disappearance of 36 protesters as anti-government street demonstrations in the former Soviet nation continue.10:25 04.02.2014
President Yanukovich relaxes Ukrainian anti-protest lawsUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed laws cancelling previous legislation toughening liability for participating in street protest actions and pardoning the protesters, RIA Novosti reports.17:10 31.01.2014
Ukrainian parliament approves amnesty for riotersThe Ukrainian Parliament has adopted a bill on amnesty that will pardon those who participated in mass protests. The amnesty will not apply to the rioters who committed especially grave crimes.10:26 30.01.2014
Defense asks court to acquit Moscow 2012 riotersThe lawyers on Tuesday asked the Zamoskvoretsky District court of Moscow to acquit eight defendants in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Tuesday.15:34 28.01.2014
Prime Minister of Ukraine resigns amidst political turmoilUkrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov declared his resignation on Tuesday, to facilitate a peaceful solution for the ongoing political crisis.12:59 28.01.2014
Case against Russian opposition activists to be reconsidered on February 4The Moscow City Court on February 4 will hold preliminary hearing in the case against Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who face charges of organizing riots in May 2012.12:41 28.01.2014
Prosecutors close 35 cases over Kiev riotsKiev Prosecutor’s Office has closed 35 criminal proceedings over mass pro-Eurozone protests held in November-December 2013, according to the Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Yana Sobolevskaya.13:40 27.01.2014
Ukraine probes takeover of Justice Ministry buildingThe Ukrainian Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the occupation by protesters of the Justice Ministry building in Kiev, according to a statement released on the ministry's website Monday.11:27 27.01.2014
Ukraine’s ex-defense minister sues Berkut riot policeUkraine’s former Defense Minister MP Anatoliy Hrytsenko and lawyer Stanislav Batryn have filed a lawsuit with the Kiev City District Administrative Court to have the actions of Ukraine’s Berkut riot police force declared illegal and illegitimate.12:38 24.01.2014
Eleven Kiev protesters detainedA court ordered to detain eleven more activists who have taken part in the mass riots in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev prosecutor's office announced Thursday.12:20 23.01.2014
Prosecutors demand guilty verdict for Moscow 2012 riotersOver 400 people were arrested and scores injured in the Bolotnaya Square protest that turned violent on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration to a third presidential term in May 2012. Dozens were later charged with inciting mass riots and using violence against law enforcement officers. Prosecutors have demanded to find eight remaining defendants in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case guilty of participating in the riots and assaulting the police.17:07 22.01.2014