Contents tagged with demonstations

  • Ukrainian activists planning mass demonstrations to demand broad political reform

    On September 20 at 14:15 at Independence Square in Kyiv, the preparation for an All-Ukrainian public action will begin in support of broad political reforms, including changes in electoral rules, lifting limitations on parliamentary immunity, and the creation of an anti-corruption court, as announced by the People's Deputy from the Petro Poroshenko political bloc, Mustafa Nayem, on his Facebook page.

    The demonstrations will take place in the capital and all regional centers of Ukraine on …

  • St. Petersburg authorities refuse opposition's request to hold May Day demonstration in city center

    Boris Vyshnevsky, the Deputy in St. Petersburg’s legislative assembly and Russian political analyst reported that, for the first time in many years, the opposition wasn’t allowed to hold a rally dedicated to the Spring and Labor Festival. “Petersburg democratic opposition received a refusal to hold the procession dedicated to the 1st of May and rally in the center of Petersburg for the first time in recent years,” the public figure wrote on his Facebook page on the 25th of April.

    According to …

  • Opposition and city authorities in St. Petersburg agree on venue for rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov

    City authorities in St. Petersburg have agreed that the demonstration in remembrance of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov will be held on Mars Field.  “We received a call and were informed that the meeting, with the participation of 5,000 people, has been agreed to.  We are in the process of receiving the written confirmation,” Andrei Pivovarov, the Co-Chairman of the St. Petersburg Branch of the People’s Freedom Party (PARNAS), told Deutsche Welle on February 18th.

    He added that the …