Dear Indra,
Tear-gassed. Smoke-bombed. Attacked with bats. Forced to take off their clothes to be beaten in below-freezing weather. And sometimes, even shot to death. In Ukraine, protesters are risking extreme levels of violence to stand up for what they believe in.
In the last week, the largely peaceful protests against President Viktor Yanukovych have taken a dangerous turn. Though there has been aggression from both sides, the government's special "Berkut" police force has been accused of beating, torturing and even shooting demonstrators. One video shows a naked protester being brutalized by riot police after they forced him to strip in the snow.
The police are even attacking journalists and medical workers. One Russian video journalist tol d the Guardian that he, along with a group of protesters, was abducted by police, beaten with a truncheon and told that he would be "thrown under the ice" and killed. He suffered a broken nose and lost more than $5,000 worth of equipment. And he made it out alive -- other victims haven't been so lucky.
We have to stand against this continuing cycle of violence. Demand a restoration of human rights in Ukraine!
 | Thank you for taking action,
Kathleen
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