Countries that voted on the UN Assebly Vote on Russia’s occupation of Crimea ranged by their corruption rakings

Countries that voted on the UN Assebly Vote on Russia’s occupation of Crimea ranged by their corruption rakings. Source: FB

 

Budget for the Regime. Law enforcement expenses rose during all years of Yanukovych’s presidency.

Yanukovych’s regime has directed budget money to strengthening the “law enforcers” and “courts” for many years. The first State Budget of 2011 that was adopted by President Yanukovych already contained significantly increased financing to the legal sector, particularly the courts and prosecutors.

Over four years of Yanukovych’s regime, “bonuses” to courts increased by 55%, the General Prosecutor’s office – by 40,9%, the Interior Ministry – by 32,6%. Meanwhile, financing of the other Ministries has also risen, but not nearly as much as these three ones. Traditionally, the government saved money on health care, education, and research.

200 UAH then and now

200 UAH is the standard price for hiring a “titushka”, a government-funded pro-government protestor. Many people in Ukraine embrace this role because they are stripped of other income opportunities. http://goo.gl/7wrT71

42 Ukrainian Journalists have been attacked between Jan. 19-22, 2014 – INFOGRAPHIC

Voices of Ukraine

 

Journalists working in Cherkasy, Ukraine speak about their recent experiences:

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The richest people in Ukraine and where they get their money

According to figures for forbes.ua, the richest people in Ukraine are also the largest government contract winners.

136 journalists suffered in Ukraine during period of mass protests

From 21 November, the beginning of mass protests in Ukraine, 136 journalists were injured during or as a result of their professional activities. These are the data of the Institute of Mass Information, which monitors, records and verifies information about the suffered journalists, photographers and operators at mass protest actions and in the clashes between protesters, police and “titushki” in Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine. Taken into account were only the cases, associated with the journalist professional duties, and those in which journalists got a real injury or a damage to their equipment.

from http://chesno.org/news/1819/

 

NEWS AND ANALYSIS ABOUT UKRAINE IN ENGLISH

Journalists` resistance in Ukraine: protests against censorship, dictatorship and mass beating: infographics

From Chesno. Full story here: http://chesno.org/news/1818/

The price of freedom

Ukrainians value their freedom. The ‘Dictatorship laws’ caused mass indignation and radicalised protests. 9 of the 11 laws were just revoked in the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament). But the initiators of the repressive laws and those that falsified the voting results pretend that everything is normal, that 6 people haven’t died, tens are not missing, hundreds not arrested, and two thousands are not injured. The government proposes to give an “amnesty” to those that came to defent the rights and freedoms of ALL as if they are villains.
Source: texty.org.ua 

Country under reconstruction

A sign asking Kyiv citizens to forgive the temporary inconvenience appeared on Euromaidans’ barricades today.