Dictatorship Laws In Ukraine
The Ukrainian anti-protest laws were a group of ten laws restricting freedom of speech and freedom of assembly passed by the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine) on January 16, 2014, (referred to as Black Thursday) and signed into law by President of Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych the following day, amid Euromaidan, massive anti-government protests known as “Euromaidan” that started in November. The laws were collectively known as the "laws on dictatorship" ( uk, закони про диктатуру, russian: Зако́ны о диктату́ре), by Euromaidan activists, non-governmental organizations, scholars, and the Ukrainian media. In the aftermath of their passing, Western nations 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. They were described in the media and by experts as ":wikt:draconian, draconian", with Timothy D. Snyder, Ti ...
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