The Ukrainian anti-protest laws are a group of ten laws restricting freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.[1] The laws were passed by the Parliament of Ukraine on January 16, 2014, (referred to as Black Thursday) and signed into law by President Viktor Yanukovych the following day,[2][3] amid massive anti-government protests that started in November. The laws are collectively known as the "dictatorship laws" (Ukrainian: закони про диктатуру) by Euromaidan activists,[4] non-governmental organizations,[5] scholars,[6] and the Ukrainian media.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Western nations have criticised the laws for their undemocratic nature and their ability to significantly curb the rights to protest, free speech and the activity of non-governmental organisations.[14] They have been described in the media and by experts as "draconian",[15] with Timothy Snyder claiming that they effectively established the nation as a dictatorship.[16] The laws were widely denounced internationally, with US Secretary of State John Kerry describing them as "anti-democratic".
The laws were developed by MPs Vadym Kolesnychenko and Volodymyr Oliynyk from the ruling Party of Regions, and supported by a voting bloc consisting of the Party of Regions, the Communist Party[17] and some independent MPs. They were adopted with a number of procedural violations. In accordance with enforcing the new laws, Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko pledged that "each offence will be met by our side harshly."[18]
Nine anti-protest laws were cancelled by the Parliament on 28 January 2014.
The Ukrainian anti-protest laws are a group of ten laws restricting freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.[1] The laws were passed by the Parliament of Ukraine on January 16, 2014, (referred to as Black Thursday) and signed into law by President Viktor Yanukovych the following day,[2][3] amid massive anti-government protests that started in November. The laws are collectively known as the "dictatorship laws" (Ukrainian: закони про диктатуру) by Euromaidan activists,[4] non-governmental organizations,[5] scholars,[6] and the Ukrainian media.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Western nations have criticised the laws for their undemocratic nature and their ability to significantly curb the rights to protest, free speech and the activity of non-governmental organisations.[14] They have been described in the media and by experts as "draconian",[15] with Timothy Snyder claiming that they effectively established the nation as a dictatorship.[16] The laws were widely denounced internationally, with US Secretary of State John Kerry describing them as "anti-democratic".
The laws were developed by MPs Vadym Kolesnychenko and Volodymyr Oliynyk from the ruling Party of Regions, and supported by a voting bloc consisting of the Party of Regions, the Communist Party[17] and some independent MPs. They were adopted with a number of procedural violations. In accordance with enforcing the new laws, Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko pledged that "each offence will be met by our side harshly."[18]
Nine anti-protest laws were cancelled by the Parliament on 28 January 2014.
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