Social Media and Unrest in Ukraine

Social media networks like Twitter and Facebook are crucial during times of crises such as the anti-government demonstrations in Ukraine.

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*The above image by Sergei Supinsky depicts the demonstrations in Ukraine, before and after from left to right.

In March 2012, a Ukranian woman, Oksana Makar, was gang raped, burned alive and left for dead. Initially, her attackers were freed by the influential powers-that-be, but soon afterwards two chilling videos were uploaded to YouTube and her attackers were re-arrested and sentenced to prison.

Tensions in the country recently became violent after police intervened on a demonstration in Kyiv’s Independence Square in reaction to president Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign a trade deal with the European Union to strengthen the country’s ties to Russia.

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