Stand up!!! are WE going to let the WHOLE WORLD STAND UP!!! and WE just Ignore it!!!, go inside and ask yourself some questions?????

This list is from removing the shackels blog, thank you D, this is just what we bloggers needed.
go here for full story:  http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-world-stands-and-says-no-more.html



A LIST OF PLACES ALL AROUND THE WORLD STANDING UP!!!!

I will add this one: elizabeth Diamond

Canada:
While not every Canadian may know precisely what's going on in their great nation, some very young folks are leading the way in putting a 

stop to the secret underworld of the dark cabal factions in Canada. Check out the efforts of this determined young woman, Brigette DePape.

Europe

England:

Stop Water Cannons from Being Deployed on the UK’s Austerity Protests-Jan 30/14

http://revolution-news.com/stop-water-cannons-from-being-deployed-on-the-uks-austerity-protests/

Over 1,000 cyclists stage die-in protest outside Transport for London HQ-Dec 1/13

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2013/dec/01/stop-killing-cyclists-die-in-tfl-protest


50,000 attend Manchester protest against austerity-Sept 29/13

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/29/thousands-protest-manchester-austerity

Thousands Protest the UK Government's Brutal Austerity- Apr 1/13

http://www.thenation.com/blog/173602/thousands-protest-uk-governments-brutal-austerity#

Ireland:

Tens of thousands protest against austerity- Feb 14/13

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6162

Scotland:

Ukip's Nigel Farage mobbed by protesters in Edinburgh- May 17/13

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2013/may/17/ukip-nigel-farage-protesters-edinburgh-video

Thousands attend anti-bedroom tax protest in Glasgow- Jun 1/13

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6336

Wales:

Protesters march through Pontypridd over education cuts- Nov 16/13

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24971561

Germany:

Germany: Riot police and protesters clash big in Hamburg - Dec 21/13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWwDsPSe7iM


Hamburg: Police Attack Rote Flora demo- Dec 24/13

http://revolution-news.com/hamburg-police-attacked-rote-flora-demo-hh2112/


Thousands in German anti-NSA protest-Sept 8/13

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-thousands-german-anti-nsa-protest.html


Anti-austerity protests: Spain, Germany, Portugal- June 1/13

http://news.yahoo.com/anti-austerity-protests-spain-germany-203305956.html

Spain:

Spanish protests over new austerity measures- Feb 16/14

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9413107/Spanish-protests-over-new-austerity-measures.html

Basques march in support of ETA prisoners despite Madrid ban-Jan 12/14

http://rt.com/news/spain-protest-ban-eta-468/

Protesters demonstrate against austerity measures across Spain- Mar 11/13

http://www.dw.de/protesters-demonstrate-against-austerity-measures-across-spain/a-16662588

 Portugal:

Portuguese soldiers stage anti-austerity protest- Feb 13/14

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/14/350603/portuguese-soldiers-protest-austerity/

Mass protest erupts in Portugal against austerity budget- Dec 20/13

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/833251.shtml#.UwB7m03xvIU


Portugal: Anti-austerity protesters occupy government ministries- Nov 26/13

http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/26/portugal-anti-austerity-protesters-occupy-government-ministries/

Portugal Lived Today. A Million and a Half People In the Streets Against Austerity.-Mar 3/13

http://revolution-news.com/portugal-lived-today-a-million-and-a-half-people-in-the-streets-against-austerity/


 Lisbon: Thousands join anti-austerity march over 2014 budget- Feb 02/14

http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/02/lisbon-thousands-join-anti-austerity-march-over-2014-budget/

Italy:

Italy’s president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy - Dec 17/13

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100026297/italys-president-fears-violent-insurrection-in-2014-but-offers-no-remedy/

'Pitchfork' protests rattle Italian government - Dec 13/13

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25368433


Italy anti-austerity protesters clash with police in Rome- Oct 19/13

http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/19/italy-anti-austerity-protesters-clash-with-police-in-rome/

Switzerland:

20,000 Swiss civil servants protest austerity-Mar 16/13

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130316/20000-swiss-civil-servants-protest-austerity

France:

*Police Attack 20,000 French Citizens Protesting Against Airport Notre-Dame-Des-Landes- 02/22/14

http://revolution-news.com/police-attack-20000-french-citizens-protesting-airport-notre-dame-des-landes/
 

 

French conservatives march against government 'family-phobia'- Feb 02/14

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/02/us-france-protests-idUSBREA110AG20140202


Thousands stage anti-government protests in Paris- Jan 26/14

http://www.dw.de/thousands-stage-anti-government-protests-in-paris/a-17388432


 French government suspends ecotax after violent protests - Oct 29/13

http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20131029-french-government-suspends-ecotax-after-violent-protests


Tens of Thousands of French Protesters Reject Austerity- May 5/13

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100708805

Greece:

Protests greet Greece's EU presidency - Jan 9/14

http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2014/01/protests-greet-greece-eu-presidency-201418232129222153.html

Thousands of Greeks mark 40th anniversary of student uprising, protest against austerity-Nov 17/13

http://rt.com/news/greece-rally-austerity-protest-872/


Thousands join fresh Greece protests against Golden Dawn- Sept 25/13

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24275978

Wave of Protests Engulfs Greece- Jun 17/13

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/world/europe/wave-of-protests-engulfs-greece.html?_r=0

Belgium:

Several Thousands March In Anti-Austerity Protest In Brussels-Feb 21/13

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tv/several-thousands-march-in-anti-austerity-protest-in-brussels-2149

Austria:

Thousands join protests in Vienna against Austrian ball for 'far-right' - Jan 25/14

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/thousands-join-protests-in-vienna-against-austrian-ball-for-farright-9084916.html


Protest wave against new Austrian government rises- Dec 18/13

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/us-austria-politics-protest-idUSBRE9BH0W120131218

Ukraine:

2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hrushevskoho_Street_riots


Ukraine parliament removes Yanukovich, who flees Kiev in "coup"

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/uk-ukraine-idUKBREA1H0EM20140222

Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine - Dec 2/13

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/12/tens-thousands-back-streets-kiev-2013121123920784539.html

Bosnia:

Bosnia-Herzegovina hit by wave of violent protests- Feb 7/14

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/bosnia-herzegovina-wave-violent-protests

Bosnia's ethnic rivals join forces in protests- Jun 11/13

http://news.yahoo.com/bosnias-ethnic-rivals-join-forces-protests-132007667.html

Serbia:

Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation - Jul 7/13

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/07/07/scientists-in-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation/

Poland:

Large demonstration in Poland against government austerity policies-sept 23/13

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/09/23/pola-s23.html

Tens of thousands join march for jobs in Poland- Sept 14/14

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/14/us-poland-protests-idUSBRE98D09I20130914

Hungary:

International protest against criminalization of homelessness in Hungary- Feb 12/14

http://www.reclaiming-spaces.org/2014/02/international-protest-against-criminalization-of-homelessness-in-hungary/

HUNGARY: Protests against increasing Hungary's nuclear power -Feb 03/14

http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist//RTV/2014/02/03/RTV030214006/#sthash.Kwe5xI5A.dpuf

Albania:

“Yes, we can say No”- A new chapter in Albania’s protests-Nov 15/14

http://vostokcable.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/yes-we-can-say-no-a-new-chapter-in-albanias-protests/

Belarus:

Belarus Car Owners Flood Into Downtown Minsk to Protest New Tax - Dec 20/14

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-20/belarus-car-owners-flood-into-downtown-minsk-to-protest-new-tax.html

Bulgaria:

Bulgarians to Hold 1st Anti-Cabinet Rally for 2014- Jan 3/14

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=156920


Bulgarian government to resign amid austerity protests- Feb 20/13

http://euobserver.com/economic/119128

Romania:

Chevron suspends activities amid Romania anti-fracking protests- Dec 12/13

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131207/chevron-suspends-activities-amid-romania-anti-fracking-protests

Montenegro:

Anti-Government Protesters and Police Clash in Montenegro- Feb 15/14

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304315004579385103432404042

Denmark:

In Denmark, Goldman Sachs Deal Ignites Political Crisis- Feb 6/14

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-06/in-denmark-goldman-sachs-deal-ignites-political-crisis

Sweden:

Protests Arson Attacks Against Swedish-Eritreans-Mar 23/13

http://www.blackstarnews.com/global-politics/europe/protests-arson-attacks-against-swedish-eritreans.html

Thousands take to the streets for anti-racism protest in Sweden after similar rally marred by neo-Nazi attack- Dec 23/13

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2528252/Thousands-streets-anti-racism-protest-Sweden-similar-rally-marred-neo-Nazi-attack.html#ixzz2tV2EwI6p

Iceland:

Icelanders Overthrow Government and Rewrite Constitution After Banking Fraud-No Word From US Media -
http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/icelanders-overthrow-government-and-rewrite-constitution-after-banking-fraud-no-word-from-us-media/

Russia:

Over Ten Thousand March in Moscow to Support Charged Opposition Activists- Feb 2/14

http://revolution-news.com/over-ten-thousand-march-in-moscow-to-support-charged-opposition-activists/

Russian protesters march as Putin seeks firmer political footing- Jun 12/13

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-russia-protest-putin-idUSBRE95B0LG20130612

Middle East:

Syria:

No links necessary: just open any news site.

Bahrain:-

Bahrain protesters mark uprising anniversary

 http://news.yahoo.com/blast-kills-bahrain-policeman-during-uprising-protests-081445291.html

Clashes, teargas mark third anniversary of Bahrain uprising

http://rt.com/news/clashes-anniversary-bahrain-uprising-956/ 

Jordan:

Protesters across Jordan call for social reforms

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/12/07/Protesters-across-Jordan-call-for-social-reforms.html 

Saudi Arabia:

Saudis protest government’s discriminatory behavior

  http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/09/28/326560/saudis-protest-govt-discrimination/

UAE:

Abu Dhabi buying a new mercenary force to suppress “internal unrest” against petro-monarchies

http://revolutionaryfrontlines.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/abu-dhabi-buying-a-new-mercenary-force-to-suppress-internal-unrest-against-petro-monarchies/

Iran:

Iran: Bakhtiaris clashed with security forces in Isfahan

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-protests

ASIA

Thailand:

Open any news paper or website

India:

India elections 2014: A look forward

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/05/world/asia/india-elections-look-forward/

India creates new 29th state amid protests

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/20/india_creates_new_29th_state_amid_protests.html

Pakistan:

Political party calls for Karachi shutdown as protest

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/08/Political-party-calls-for-Karachi-shutdown-as-protest/UPI-53851391893081/

Nationwide Protests in Pakistan - February & March 2014

http://vimeo.com/86785195

Sri Lanka:

Thousands protest against government in Sri Lanka

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/thousands-protest-against-government-sri-lanka

South Korea:

South Korea: A Thousand Buddhist Monks Join Protests Against Election Manipulation - Nov 28/13

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/11/28/south-korea-thousand-buddhist-monks-join-protests-against-election-manipulation/

100,000 South Koreans Protest Election Scandal, Labor Clampdown

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/12/28/photos-100000-south-koreans-protest-election-scandal-labor-clampdown/  

Afghanistan:

Afghanistan: Peaceful Protest Suppressed

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/07/afghanistan-peaceful-protest-suppressed

Kyrgystan:  

Kyrgyzstan: After Defeat, Former Osh Mayor Tells Thousands He’ll Return

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/67939 

 Kazakhstan:

Police in Kazakhstan have detained a number of demonstrators during an unsanctioned protest rally against the devaluation of the country’s national currency, tenge.

 http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/02/15/350837/kazakh-police-arrest-almaty-protesters/ 

Uzbekistan:

Uzbek activists detained for backing Ukrainian protests

http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/01/30/325801/uzbek-activists-detained-for-backing-ukrainian-protests.html

Bangladesh :

Bangladeshi opposition parties vow to continue protests as violence mars polls

 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/05/bangladesh

Myanmar/Burma:

Myanmar protesters call for end to harsh laws

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-05/an-myanmar-protest/5185610

Vietnam:

Vietnam deploys dancers to foil protests

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/vietnam-deploys-dancers-foil-protests

Anti-China protesters gather in Vietnam's capital

http://townhall.com/news/world/2014/01/19/antichina-protesters-gather-in-vietnams-capital-n1781259

Cambodia:- 

 protests unmask anti-Vietnam views  Racially charged slogans are sometimes mixed with opposition calls for more democracy and higher wages.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/01/cambodia-protests-unmask-anti-vietnam-views-2014122101345786547.html  

New protest crackdown in Cambodia Riot police were recently deployed in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to break up anti-government protests. The crackdowns are part of an escalating standoff between officials and those calling for democratic reform.

http://www.dw.de/new-protest-crackdown-in-cambodia/a-17388999 

Cambodia: Security Forces Beat Housing Rights Protesters

http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/17368

Malaysia: 

Malaysia police on standby as anti-government protesters vow to hold rally in KL tonight

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/malaysia-police-standby-anti-government-protesters-vow-hold-rally-tonigh 

Thousands protest price hikes in Malaysia

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/thousands-protest-price/939744.html  

Mongolia: 

Inner Mongolia detains dozens in Communist party internet crackdown. Chinese regional authorities arrest 52 people for illegally distributing information online and stirring up ethnic tension

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/06/inner-mongolia-internet-crackdown  

Nepal: 

Nepal protests heighten tensions ahead of election

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/nov/04/nepal-protests-heighten-tensions-election 

Philippines:

Philippine anti-corruption protests draw massive crowds. $226M of taxpayer money funnelled to legislators' non-existent pet projects

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/philippine-anti-corruption-protests-draw-massive-crowds-1.1401957  

Taiwan:

Tens of Thousands Attend Anti-Government Protest on Taiwan National Day

http://revolution-news.com/tens-of-thousands-attend-anti-government-protest-on-taiwan-national-day/  

China:

Rioting In China's Restive Xinjiang Region Kills 16 People, Including 2 Policemen

http://www.ibtimes.com/rioting-chinas-restive-xinjiang-region-kills-16-people-including-2-policemen-1509562

China places armed police under military control to manage large-scale riots

http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/17368

Africa

  Somalia-- 

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/12/world/africa/somalia-mortar-attacks/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2

  Nigeria--

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/12/world/africa/nigeria-unrest/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2

  CAR--

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/12/world/africa/central-african-republic-muslims/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2

  Libya--

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/12/world/africa/libya-tv-attack/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2

   DRC--

http://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/dr-congo-army-kills-40-people-taking-part-in-uprising/

  Sudan--

http://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/thousands-killed-in-south-sudan-violence-un/

  Kenya--

http://www.eutimes.net/2013/10/somalias-al-shabab-threatens-to-escalate-attacks-in-kenya/

  Egypt-- 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/25/egypt-protesters-killed-mubarak-cairo-tahrir-square

  Ethiopia--

http://ethsat.com/2014/01/28/ethiopian-muslims-resume-protest/

  South Africa--

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-12/south-african-protest-surge-overshadows-zuma-s-keynote-address.html

  Mali--

http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2013/08/28/feature-03

  Zimbabwe--

http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimsit_zimbabwe-corruption-valentine-protest-on-friday-woza/

  Algeria--

http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2014/02/12/protests-rise-against-britains-gas-grab-in-algeria/

  Malawi--

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/21/malawi-protesters-killed-anti-regime-riots

  Angola--

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/11/22/angola-officials-implicated-killing-protest-organizers

http://en.apa.az/news/203162

  Namibia--

http://allafrica.com/stories/201401130871.html

  Botswana--

http://www.botswanaguardian.co.bw/news/788-bdp-frustrates-bulela-ditswe-protesters.html

  Uganda--

http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00028461.html

  Mozambique--

http://reliefweb.int/map/mozambique/southern-africa-weekly-report-7-to13-january-2014

Tanzania--

http://allafrica.com/stories/201401160114.html

South Sudan--

http://www.dw.de/south-sudan-peace-negotiators-met-this-morning/a-17345070

Morocco--

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/morocco/

Niger--

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/morocco/

Ghana--

http://www.apbrebes.org/news/massive-protests-ghana-over-upov-style-plant-breeders-bill

Oceania:

Australia:

March In March Australia 2014: A national protest as a vote of no confidence in the Abbott Government’s policies

http://leesalittle.com/2014/01/17/march-in-march-australia-2014-a-national-protest-as-a-vote-of-no-confidence-in-the-abbott-government/

North America:

USA:

There is no more “News” media: 100,000 people protested on Saturday, and we never heard about it.- Feb 10/14

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/there-is-no-more-news-media-100000-people-protested-on-saturday-and-we-never-heard-about-it/

Canada:

South America

Argentina:

Malvinas Argentina: Police Repression in the name of Monsanto


http://revolution-news.com/malvinas-argentina-police-repression-name-monsanto/



Peso panic and rocketing prices shake the throne of Argentina's Queen Cristina

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/01/argentina-peso-crisis-shakes-queen-cristina


Argentine Default Chaos Relived as Blackouts Follow Looting

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-23/argentine-default-era-chaos-relived-as-blackouts-follow-looting.html

Bolivia:

Bolivia: children clash with police over child labour

http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/19/bolivia-children-clash-with-police-over-child-labour/


Bolivian protests continue for a 10th day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUQf-D8Slk

Brazil:

Rio fare protesters seize main station and let commuters travel free

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/rio-fare-protesters-seize-main-station-and-let-commuters-travel-free


Brazil-‘Novo Palestina’ land occupation

 http://www.socialistworld.net/mob/doc/6623


 Brazil's oilfield auction fuels protest in Rio

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x168vm6_brazil-s-oilfield-auction-fuels-protest-in-rio_news


"Rio, a showcase for the world"-22/10/2013
The people no longer believe this farce! The fight continues, tomorrow it will be even bigger!

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6525

Chile:

 Students clash with riot police in Chile- 29/05/13

http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/29/students-clash-with-riot-police-in-chile/

Colombia:

 Trouserless march: Hundreds strip off in Colombia

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bod1y_trouserless-march-hundreds-strip-off-in-colombia_fun

Ecuador:

4:3 Indigenous women from Amazonia protest against oil drilling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtzaKlDaiP8


Indigenous Women Confront Ecuadorian Government Over Resource Extraction

http://panampost.com/joel-fensch/2013/10/17/indigenous-women-confront-ecuadorian-government-over-resource-extraction/

Guyana:

Protest over wages and salaries continues at the University of Guyana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9he8jhxhtWM

Paraguay:

Video HD Police violently disperse protests in Paraguay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd8x2JUu4gg

Peru:

Thousands Teargassed: Anti-govt protesters clash with Peru polic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ABigDmthBk


Peru police fire tear gas on protesting students, civil servants

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/04/us-peru-politics-protests-idUSBRE9630RB20130704

Uruguay:

Hundreds Protest Against Uruguay's Paper Pulp Plant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OIHgGoY4b4



Uruguay Protest (Americas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTFlCAgzx4

Venezuela:

2014 Venezuelan protests

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Venezuelan_protests

Caribbean:

Dominican Republic:

Protest Against Exploitation of Loma Miranda – Dominican Republic- Feb 1/14

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2014/2/1/50414/Thousands-rally-in-Bonao-for-Loma-Miranda

Haiti:

Thousands of Haitian people protest US-backed Martelly government

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUQf-D8Slk

Freed opposition leader granted Presidential powers in Ukraine: SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE CAN ACCOMPLISH!!!! STAND UP!! TAKE A STAND!! LOOK INTO YOUR HEART. ASK YOURSELF,. HOW CAN I TAKE A STAND??

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Freed opposition leader granted Presidential powers in Ukraine

Feb 23rd 2014 2:30PMND

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Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko addresses anti-government protesters on Independence Square on February 22, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. The leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution against current embattled President Viktor Yanukovych traveled to Kiev to address the crowd immediately after being released from prison on what many claim were politically motivated charges. (Photo by Vasily Shaposhnikov/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A top Ukrainian opposition figure assumed presidential powers Sunday, plunging Ukraine into new uncertainty after a deadly political standoff - and boosting long-jailed Yulia Tymoshenko's chances of a return to power.

The whereabouts and legitimacy of President Viktor Yanukovych are unclear after he left the capital for his support base in eastern Ukraine. Allies are deserting him one by one, even as a presidential aide told The Associated Press on Sunday that he's hanging on to his presidential duties.

The newly emboldened parliament, now dominated by the opposition, struggled Sunday to work out who is in charge of the country and its ailing economy. Fears percolated that some regions such as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea might try to break away. Three months of political crisis have left scores of people dead in a country of strategic importance to the United States, European nations and Russia.

Ukraine is deeply divided between eastern regions that are largely pro-Russian and western areas that widely detest Yanukovych and long for closer ties with the European Union.

Yanukovych set off a wave of protests by shelving an agreement with the EU in November, and the movement quickly expanded its grievances to corruption, human rights abuses and calls for Yanukovych's resignation.

The Kiev protest camp at the center of the anti-Yanukovych movement filled with more and more dedicated demonstrators Sunday, setting up new tents after two days that saw a stunning reversal of fortune in the political crisis.

"We need to catch and punish those with blood on their hands," said Artyom Zhilyansky, a 45-year-old engineer on Independence Square on Sunday, referring to those killed in clashes with police last week.

Tymoshenko, the blond-braided and controversial heroine of Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution, increasingly appears to have the upper hand in the political battle, winning the backing Sunday of a leading Russian lawmaker and congratulations from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. senators on her release.

Tymoshenko's name circulated Sunday as a possibility for acting prime minister pending May 25 presidential elections, but she issued a statement Sunday asking her supporters not to nominate her.

She may want to focus her energies instead on campaigning for president and building up strength after her imprisonment. She spoke to an excited crowd of 50,000 in central Kiev Saturday night from a wheelchair because of a back problem aggravated during imprisonment, her voice cracked and her face careworn.

A spokeswoman for Tymoshenko, Marina Soroka, said Sunday it's too early to talk about a presidential run. Tymoshenko met with several foreign diplomats Sunday, then headed to visit her mother and will return to work after that.

Susan Rice, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation Friday that a political settlement in Kiev should ensure the country's unity and personal freedoms.

But Rice also said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that it would be a "grave mistake" for Russia to intervene militarily in Ukraine.

European diplomats helped negotiate a short-lived peace deal last week and the chief EU diplomat is coming to Kiev on Monday.

Russia's position will be important for the future of this country because the two have deep and complicated ties. Moscow in December offered Ukraine a $15 billion bailout, but so far has provided only $3 billion, freezing further disbursements pending the outcome of the ongoing political crisis.

The Kremlin has been largely silent about whether it still supports Yanukovych. Putin, who is presiding over the close of the Sochi Olympics, has not spoken about recent events in Kiev. He had developed a productive working relationship with Tymoshenko when she was Ukraine's prime minister.

Russian legislator Leonid Slutsky said Sunday that naming Tymoshenko prime minister "would be useful for stabilizing" tensions in Ukraine, according to Russian news agencies.

Russia's finance minister on Sunday urged Ukraine to seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund to avoid an imminent default.

Tensions mounted in Crimea, where pro-Russian politicians are organizing rallies and forming protest units and have been demanding autonomy from Kiev. Russia maintains a big naval base in Crimea that has tangled relations between the countries for two decades.

A crowd of pro-Russia demonstrators in the Crimean city of Kerch, following a rally Sunday at which speakers called for Crimea's secession, marched toward city hall chanting "Russia! Russia!" and tore down the Ukrainian flag. Marchers scuffled with the mayor and police officers who tried but failed to stop the crowd from hoisting a Russian flag in its place.

The political crisis in this nation of 46 million has changed with blinding speed repeatedly in the past week.

The parliament, in a special session Sunday, voted overwhelmingly to temporarily hand the president's powers to speaker Oleksandr Turchinov. He is one of Tymoshenko's most loyal allies, who stuck with her even as others deserted her in her roller coaster political career.

Tymoshenko is a divisive political survivor who drew criticism even as masses cheered her from the protest camp. Posters appeared Sunday equating her with Yanukovych, reading "people didn't die for this."

Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko warned that getting the country under control won't be easy, and hinted at possible turmoil to come.

"If new government falls short of expectations, people can come out and sweep them out of office," he told journalists in parliament.

The legitimacy of the parliament's flurry of decisions in recent days is under question. The votes are based on a decision Friday to return to a 10-year-old constitution that grants parliament greater powers. Yanukovych has not signed that decision into law, and he said Saturday that the parliament is now acting illegally.

However, legal experts said that de facto the parliament is now in charge.

Presidential aide Hanna Herman told The Associated Press on Sunday that Yanukovych was in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as of Saturday night and plans to stay in power. Still, Herman sought to distance herself from him Sunday.

So did members of his party, apparently seeking to save their political hides in a country suddenly in the hands of a pro-Western parliament.

The mayor of the eastern city of Kharkiv, Hennadiy Kernes, described Yanukovych on Sunday as "history." A day after defending the president, the mayor said on Ukrainian television, "The country has no president."

Ukrainians' loyalties remain divided.

Protesters smashed portraits of Yanukovych and took down statues of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin in several towns and cities. On Sunday, some pro-Russian protesters took up positions to defend Lenin statues in Donetsk and Kharkiv. Statues of Lenin across the former U.S.S.R. are seen as a symbol of Moscow's rule.

The past week has seen the worst violence in Ukraine since the breakup of the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago - 82 dead according to the Health Ministry, more than 100 according to protesters.

Thousands of Ukrainians flocked to the Kiev protest camp known as the Maidan to pay their last respects to the scores killed in clashes with police, bearing flowers and lighting candles while Cossacks beat drums.

Nadezhda Kovalchuk, a 58-year-old food worker on the square, said they died "so that we would be free, for our freedom, so that we, our children and grandchildren would live well."

Anonymous Ukraine releases Klitschko e-mails showing treason, Anonymous will be group with OCCUPY wall street, World Wide start April 3 2014. Plan YOUR Stand!!!

23 February 2014, 01:23

Anonymous Ukraine releases Klitschko e-mails showing treason

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Anonymous Ukraine is battling the forces in Ukraine that are funded and directed from the West and attempting to overthrow the democratically elected government of the sovereign country of Ukraine. Anonymous Ukraine is operating in what can only now be described as a war zone and the security measures they are forced to take are extreme. A member of Anonymous Ukraine who wishes to remain anonymous spoke to the Voice of Russia about the operations and the recent release of e-mails between Vitaly Klischko and the Lithuanian Presidential advisor. The e-mails show that Klitschko was intentionally planning to destabilize the country, is being instructed and funded from abroad and has his accounts in Germany.

Greetings citizens of the world. We are Anonymous Ukraine.

The Anonymous Hacktivist Collective worldwide is partially divided on the issue of Ukraine. This has to do with the western mass media propaganda and the conflicting reports that are coming out of the country. This is sad as some Anons are unknowingly supporting the dark forces at work in Ukraine. Members of Anonymous Ukraine are aware of the internal meddling by the United States, NATO and the European Union into the internal sovereign affairs of Ukraine. Anonymous Ukraine supports peace and the right of the people to self determination. The Bandera Nazis and fascist thugs that are beating and killing police and members of the security services of Ukraine do not represent the will or the wishes of the people of Ukraine. The people of Ukraine do not want European Union integration. The people of Ukraine do not want NATO on their territory. The people of Ukraine voted for President Yanukovich to lead them in fair and just democratic elections. The people of Ukraine plea to the President and to Russia for help in stopping the siege of Ukraine by Nazi thugs and murderous gangs. The people of Ukraine do not want to see their beloved capital Kiev occupied by Nazi killers and burned to the ground. The people of Ukraine want their independence to be recognized and be allowed to determine their own fate without pressure from US, NATO, European Union. The people of Ukraine want peace and want the Bandera Nazis to be stopped once and for all. Anonymous Ukraine does not like nor support what is happening in Ukraine now. The so-called opposition is trying to tear Ukraine apart. Anonymous Ukraine has released the e-mails of one of the leaders of the so called opposition and will continue to expose the moves by the west to subvert the sovereign country of Ukraine. The e mails released by Anonymous prove that Vitaly Klichko is a puppet of the West and is being financed through intermediaries in Lithuania. The e mails also prove that Klitchko has bank accounts in Germany and is receiving funding for his coup d’état from the West. We will continue fighting these puppets. The western puppet opposition leaders will hurl Ukraine into chaos. We appeal to the president of our country. The people of Ukraine urge you. President Yanukovich, to restore order and bring calm and stability and disperse the gangs of robbers and Nazis. Anonymous Ukraine will strike at all of the web resources of western hirelings and fascists. Anonymous Ukraine calls for Ukraine to be unified and independent. The government of Ukraine promoted the country's integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions despite the reluctance of Ukrainian people. Ukrainian citizens realize that signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union will lead to the collapse of Ukrainian economy in the near future. We express our support to the people of our country. We want Ukrainian government and EU leadership to understand that people of Ukraine do not want their country to become a raw material donor to Europe. Ukraine must be free. We do not want to be dependent on other countries or organizations. Ukrainian people do not need a speculative Association Agreement with the European Union. Ukraine does not need to be a part of Russia-led Eurasian customs union. We do not need to be servants of NATO. Ukraine does not need European Union. Ukraine does not need NATO. Ukraine should not be anybody's servant. We stand for independent Ukraine. We declare the continuation of Operation Independence. We will strike at the web resources of countries and organizations that pose a threat to freedom and independence of Ukraine!

Operation Independence continues… Expect us

We are Anonymous Ukraine.

We are Anonymous.

We are Legion.

We Do Not Forgive.

We Do Not Forget.

Expect Us.

John Robles

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