Gennadiy Melnik. In the centre of Nicosia the Rally was held against military actions, which the authorities of Kiev are conducted in the South-East of Ukraine.

in the action took part presumably 150 people - Russians, Ukrainians, Cypriots - Authorized political parties AKEL and ecologists, the Meeting passed calmly, said Last news participant of the protest action Svetlana Margarita.

The rally was held under the slogans " stop the war lawlessness ", " stop fascism and nationalism in Ukraine ", " recognize the legitimacy of local referendums ", " peaceful future for our children ". Citizens came and with children.

What is happening in Ukraine the participants of the rally called genocide and liquidation of the civilian population, told the participant of the action. In her expression, at the meeting were people not only Eastern, But also Western Ukraine. According to Ukrainians, the events They learn from their relatives." citizens were outraged that in the media there is no reliable information. Many people have relatives in Ukraine ", - stated Svetlana Margarita.

the Rally came a group of Armenians, who had said that this persecution were previously against them.

Environmentalists agitated to prevent ecological disaster, They said, for example, that shale gas will hit nature.

" Were twelve men were speeches and in Greek and in Russian, " said the Witness.

A few weeks ago at a similar Meeting in Nicosia came Authorized " Right sector ", who tried to provoke unrest, this time the rally was peaceful." There were no excesses, while the organizers were calls, it was said that " will send the law enforcement bodies to dispersed ". However, the Rally was absolutely legitimate, he was authorized by the municipality. But the calls were, " said a participant.

The party AKEL announced that on Wednesday will hold a large Meeting in Nicosia in support of the people of Ukraine and was invited to come to any who wished.



numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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