Europe
Crimean Tatars protest Russian occupation
Crimean Tatars held protests in the peninsula, calling for a boycott of the referendum on union with Russia and demanding that Russian troops return to barracks.
Tag: Ukraine
Europe
Will Ukraine ‘go nuclear’?
NATO maneuvers in the Black Sea—just across from Crimea—come as Ukrainian lawmakers threaten to seek nuclear weapons if the West does not act against Russia.
Europe
Ukraine crisis threatens Russian pipeline plans
In light of the Crimea crisis, the EU is reconsidering approval of Russia's pending South Stream and Nord Stream pipelines, that would strategically bypass Ukraine.
Palestine
Ukraine and Palestine: geography denial
Zionist settlers in Hebron raise a banner reading “Palestine never existed!” This perverse denialism is alas mirrored in much that the “left” is saying about Ukraine.
Europe
Crimea: Hizb ut-Tahrir in crosshairs
Newly appointed Crimean security chief Petr Zima announced new measures against Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist organization with a following among the Tatars.
Europe
Russia: hundreds arrested in anti-war protests
Moscow police arrested hundreds protesting against military intervention in Ukraine, after President Putin won approval from senators to send troops into the neighboring country.
Europe
Israeli-trained militia fights for Ukrainian fascists?
A startling Jewish Telegraphic Agency report tells of a "Jewish-led militia force" that fought in the Ukrainian revolution—under command of the far-right Svoboda party.
Europe
Crimean Tatars at issue in Ukraine crisis
With pro-Russian gunmen occupying Crimea's parliament and Moscow threatening intervention, the Tatars have emerged as a dissident voice opposing union with Russia.
Europe
Ukraine issues arrest warrant for ousted president
Ukraine's acting interior minister Arsen Avakhov said an arrest warrant has been issued for the country's fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovich, for the mass killings of protestors.
Europe
‘Fascism’ and the Ukraine protests
The Ukrainian protesters are demonized as “fascists,” exploiting far-right elements in their ranks—but there is a far greater case that the Yanukovich regime is truly “fascist.”
Europe
Ukraine, Thailand, Italy: hope and contradiction
In Ukraine, Thailand and Italy, riot police stood down and ceded control of urban space to protesters—yet the demonstrators in all three countries have problematic politics.
North Africa
Whither the ‘Topless Jihad’?
Rival online campaigns are waged by the "Topless Jihad" and Muslim Women Against Femen. Is the Topless Jihad a defense of women's freedom, or imperialist propaganda?