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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1131" title="&lt;p&gt;Anna Herman, Deputy Head of the President?s Administration, is lavish with fine-sounding words about freedom of speech but does not provide a single proper answer to specific criticism. No idea whether, as she claims, Tymoshenko has ?a massive ma..." target="_blank">Discredited by Silence</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:19:18 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('Anna Herman, Deputy Head of the President?s Administration, is lavish with fine-sounding words about freedom of speech but does not provide a single proper answer to specific criticism. No idea whether, as she claims, Tymoshenko has ?a massive machine for discrediting the regime?. With the latter?s prowess at discrediting itself, extra help would hardly seem required. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1128" title="&lt;p&gt;Adrian Karatnycky?s article, ?Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution,? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/orange-peels-ukraine-after-revolution&quot;&gt;http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/orange-peels-ukraine-after-revolution&..." target="_blank">A. Motyl: Ukraine\'s Leadership: Why Yanukovych Does Not Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:08:09 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('Adrian Karatnycky?s article, ?Orange Peels: Ukraine after Revolution,? (http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/orange-peels-ukraine-after-revolution ) was written about six months too late.  ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1127" title="&lt;p&gt;The President continues to ooze fine words about commitment to free speech, yet what are they worth when only those television channels from which there are attempts underway to remove broadcasting frequencies proved capable of covering informati..." target="_blank">Serious Conclusions</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:58:16 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('The President continues to ooze fine words about commitment to free speech, yet what are they worth when only those television channels from which there are attempts underway to remove broadcasting frequencies proved capable of covering information of public importance about the International Press Institute?s criticism of the situation with freedom of speech in Ukraine?   ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1124" title="&lt;p&gt;It is frustrating that Soviet methods are becoming more and more evident in the actions of the present regime, together with the rhetoric of those times. The latter is seriously out of sync with words about democratic values.  They so obviously d..." target="_blank">Who Needs Pretend Democracy?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:47:32 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('It is frustrating that Soviet methods are becoming more and more evident in the actions of the present regime, together with the rhetoric of those times. The latter is seriously out of sync with words about democratic values.  They so obviously don?t gel that it seems reasonable to assume that the regime cannot do without imitation of democracy ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1122" title="&lt;p&gt;The President has not explained to the public why he allows the plaintiff in the court case about the distribution of TV frequencies to be simultaneously a member of the High Council of Justice, which, by the way, is subordinated to the President..." target="_blank">Myroslav Marynovych: Do They Know What They Are Doing?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:16:17 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('The President has not explained to the public why he allows the plaintiff in the court case about the distribution of TV frequencies to be simultaneously a member of the High Council of Justice, which, by the way, is subordinated to the President, and which appoints and dismisses all judges. The President still has a few more days to ensure fairness and transparency of the judicial process ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1120" title="&lt;p&gt;Each time that the authorities and pro-regime television channels muffle socially important information this should be circulated as widely as possible, together with questions about the issues and why they are being hushed up. NGOs, bloggers and..." target="_blank">Freedom of Speech unlaundered   </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:15:06 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('Each time that the authorities and pro-regime television channels muffle socially important information this should be circulated as widely as possible, together with questions about the issues and why they are being hushed up. NGOs, bloggers and simply concerned individuals can help enormously ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1114" title="&lt;p&gt;By signing the law on the judicial system on 27 July President Yanukovych ignored Ukraine?s Constitution, calls from a large number of civic organizations and individuals, and concern expressed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Euro..." target="_blank">The President?s Justice System</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:23 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('By signing the law on the judicial system on 27 July President Yanukovych ignored Ukraine?s Constitution, calls from a large number of civic organizations and individuals, and concern expressed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and showed just what all the present regime\'s fine-sounding words and assurances are worth ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1108" title="&lt;p&gt;On why the Law on the Judicial System and Status of Judges, passed with blitzkrieg speed by the ruling coalition without awaiting a full assessment from the Venice Commission could destroy any judicial independence and seriously jeopardize Ukrain..." target="_blank">Political Justice System </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:59:21 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('On why the Law on the Judicial System and Status of Judges, passed with blitzkrieg speed by the ruling coalition without awaiting a full assessment from the Venice Commission could destroy any judicial independence and seriously jeopardize Ukraine?s democratic development. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1103" title="&lt;p&gt;The endless talk about public broadcasting multiplied by total lack of political will has resulted in a dangerous situation where people no longer believe that it will be introduced, and don?t especially understand why they need it, and the gover..." target="_blank">Whose Vision of Public Broadcasting, Ms Herman?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:28:54 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('The endless talk about public broadcasting multiplied by total lack of political will has resulted in a dangerous situation where people no longer believe that it will be introduced, and don?t especially understand why they need it, and the government apparently believes it can foist any imitation and people will not notice the difference. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1098" title="&lt;p&gt;SBU treatment of Nico Lange, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Kyiv and author of a critical article about the regime can only exacerbate fears about the direction the present regime is taking and especially the disturbingly Soviet ro..." target="_blank">Creeping Soviet Rot</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:21:16 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('SBU treatment of Nico Lange, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Kyiv and author of a critical article about the regime can only exacerbate fears about the direction the present regime is taking and especially the disturbingly Soviet role the Security Service is taking on ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1092" title="&lt;p&gt;June 17, 2010&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Principal risks related to imminent adoption of the tax code&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dear Ladies and Sirs!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In connection with the circumstance that the government has planned adoption of the tax code..." target="_blank">Principal risks related to imminent adoption of the tax code</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:25:38 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('June 17, 2010 Principal risks related to imminent adoption of the tax code Dear Ladies and Sirs! In connection with the circumstance that the government has planned adoption of the tax code for the nearest future we would like to provide you with brief outline of the principal issues which trigger material risks for the business and introduce drastic changes to relations with tax authorities. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1089" title="&lt;p&gt;100 days it took to come up with a speech about wrenching the country out of crisis and to jeopardize Ukraine?s fairly modest achievements on the road to democracy. At the moment the authorities respond to criticism. With words, yet those demonst..." target="_blank">Action incompatible with democracy. Part 1: Kharkiv </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:12:14 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('100 days it took to come up with a speech about wrenching the country out of crisis and to jeopardize Ukraine?s fairly modest achievements on the road to democracy. At the moment the authorities respond to criticism. With words, yet those demonstrate that they cannot do without an imitation of democracy. And if imitation doesn?t suit?  ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1085" title="&lt;p&gt;Wanton destruction of century-old trees in Kharkiv?s Gorky Park and lawless violence apparently countenanced by both the city authorities and the police have outraged environmental, human rights and media organizations.  Leading environmental gro..." target="_blank">Lawless start to Euro-2012 </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:39:52 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('Wanton destruction of century-old trees in Kharkiv?s Gorky Park and lawless violence apparently countenanced by both the city authorities and the police have outraged environmental, human rights and media organizations.  Leading environmental groups have called on UEFA to exclude Kharkiv from the cities hosting Euro-2012.  Football is quite simply not worth the price.  ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1083" title="&lt;p&gt;Good to read so many nice words on the President?s website about how ?criticism from opponents is a vital component of democratic society? and how he is awaiting constructive proposals. No problem with nice words only how are you to determine whi..." target="_blank">That Vital Component of Constructive Proposals</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 27 May 2010 13:46:19 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('Good to read so many nice words on the President?s website about how ?criticism from opponents is a vital component of democratic society? and how he is awaiting constructive proposals. No problem with nice words only how are you to determine which proposals are constructive when the traffic police, the Security Service, the media and others don?t let you hear them? ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1082" title="&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask one key question: how many trials do we have to still go through before we understand that the old Soviet model of subjugating university rectors by making them dependent is a relic of a totalitarian era which we have supposed..." target="_blank">Important Precedent from the Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 31 May 2010 13:34:23 +0300</span><br />');
document.write('I would like to ask one key question: how many trials do we have to still go through before we understand that the old Soviet model of subjugating university rectors by making them dependent is a relic of a totalitarian era which we have supposedly put aside?  ');
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