MOSCOW, January 17 (RIA Novosti) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday signed off on much-criticized anti-protest legislation that that one prominent rights group has dubbed a “charter for oppression.”
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RIA Novosti: Yanukoych signs laws dubbed ‘charter for oppression’
Pro-EU protesters equipped with makeshift batons and shields coach themselves at Kiev's central street Khreschatyk early on January 18, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on January 17 signed into law strict curbs on protests condemned by the US and Europe and branded a power grab by the opposition. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV
