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We questioned 567 local councils of Ukraine – all administrative centers and cities. 492 councils sent us replies. The survey was conducted during the January - March 2013. We requested the data of year 2012 via the recommended mail with requests for information with the same set of questions.
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Maps of (un)Freedom of Assembly in Ukraine
“Maidan Monitoring” Information Center, 2013
Cities where local orders restrict the constitutional right to peaceful assembly
86 of 492 or 17,4%
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199 city councils live by the laws of USSR
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Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Rada of the USSR N 9306-XI of 28.07.1988 officially justifies the majority of court bans of assemblies in Ukraine.
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Assembly restrictions
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Local governments of at least 48 cities restricted the age of participation in assemblyIn 12 cities the banners and slogans require approval by the local governmentIn 10 cities assemblies are acceptable only when organized by at least 3 peopleIn 9 cities the loudspeakers are prohibited
In 86 cities there were not a single assembly organized during 2012
In Dzerdzhinsk city the local council requires: “The copy of permit of assembly should be sent to local branch of Security Service and the Police.” (N.B. Ukrainian law does not require permits for assemblies)
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Court restrictionsThere were 336 appeals to courts to ban assemblies in 2012
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The cities where local councils appealed to courts to ban assemblies
65 of 492
Blue markers – cities with court appeals, yellow – without, red – n/a
Court restrictions and number of assemblies
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The more restrictions the less assemblies per capita.
In Lutsk the situation was amended in mid 2012
Number of assemblies and city population
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There were 16392 assembly in 406 cities of Ukraine in 2012.
Number of assemblies per capita is greater in cities with population up to 100.000
Summary
“Maidan Monitoring” Information Center, 2013
• One third of Ukrainian cities lives by the laws of the USSR.
• 17% of Ukrainian cities restrict the assemblies by local orders contradicting the Constitution of Ukraine and the national laws.
• The courts satisfy 85% of appeals of local councils to restrict assemblies.
• The police still perceives a peaceful assembly as a threat to the mighty Soviet Union and something, that requires a special permit
• The length of advance notification about a peaceful assembly is still not specified as required by the Article 39 of Constitution of Ukraine and the ruling of Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
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Research details
“Maidan Monitoring” Information Center, 2013
We questioned 567 local councils of Ukraine – all administrative centers and cities. 492 councils sent us replies.
The survey was conducted during the January - March 2013. We requested the data of year 2012 via the recommended mail with requests for information with the same set of questions.
Such a large scale research was conducted for the first time in Ukraine and was made possible thanks to the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.
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