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Ukraine high court voids part of election law reform on eve of re-vote
Ukraine's Supreme Court has voided as unconstitutional part of the electoral reform package approved earlier this month by the Ukrainian parliament, just one day before the country re-runs its presidential election, the results of which were voi (More) |
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Ukrainian presidential debate transcript [UTR]
Transcript of Ukrainian presidential debate between Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, televised on UTR , December 20, 2004. Read the transcript here in English and Ukrainian, provided by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukrai (More) |
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Ukraine opposition leader accuses rival of trying to "steal election" in live TV debate
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko opened a 2-hour live TV debate Monday with rival and prime minister Viktor Yanukovych by accusing him of trying to steal the November 21 Ukrainian presidential election, which led to allegations of massi (More) |
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Russia "not free", concludes US rights group in annual report
US-based rights monitoring group Freedom House said Monday in its annual report on human rights conditions in countries around the world that Russia had dropped into the category of "not free" in the wake of various authoritarian moves thi (More) |
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Ryzhova [Kyiv]: Report from Ukraine
Anna Ryzhova, Kyiv:"Today, at noon under the EST time, Ukraine will be watching the nationally televised debate between Presidential candidates Victor Yushchenko and Victor Yanukovych. The debate this time is expected to be different from the pr (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors launch criminal probe of election commission
In the wake of the debacle over last month's presidential run-off in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General's office has begun a criminal investigation into the activity of several members of the country's Central Election Commission, (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors reopen Yushchenko investigation after doctors' poisoning diagnosis
The Ukraine prosecutor general's office announced Sunday that it will reopen the criminal investigation into allegations that Ukraine presidential candidate and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned, damaging his health and disfigurin (More) |
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Ryzhova [Kyiv]: Report from Ukraine
Anna Ryzhova, Kyiv, Ukraine:"Yesterday, Dec. 8th, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted a number of landmark lawmaking decisions. The purpose of these decisions was to apply measures that would prevent fraud in future elections, to remove some power (More) |
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Ukraine Prosecutor-General fired in wake of electoral reforms
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed a decree Thursday effectively firing the country's Prosecutor-General, according to Russia's Interfax news agency. Gennady Vasilyev had submitted his resignation Wednesday, which Kuchma had accepted a (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine parliament approves electoral, constitutional reforms
BBC News is reporting that the Ukrainian parliament has passed reform measures to eliminate fraud from the re-run of the presidential vote later this month, and to weaken the president's powers.9:15 AM ET - More details are now available here. A (More) |
Maurice Papon convicted of war crimes
On April 2, 1998, Maurice Papon was convicted of war crimes for his role in deporting French Jews to concentration camps during the Nazi occupation of France. Under German occupation, Papon served as the supervisor of the Service for Jewish Questions in Bordeaux from which he collaborated with the Nazi S.S. and oversaw the deportation of 1,560 Jewish men, women, and children to concentration camps.
Read an biography of Maurice Papon from the BBC.
