Ukraine: Murders and Abductions of Journalists and Political Opponents - This is typical of dictatorships right?

Global Research Newsletter, April 23, 2014

Murders and abductions of journalists and political opponents, confiscation of newspapers, censorship of websites... This is typical of dictatorships right? These events are actually happening right now in Ukraine, a country now supposedly part of the "free world" since the Maidan revolution, which ousted the democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych. Now the U.S. is training Ukraine's neo-Nazi National Guard and offering military equipment. Are U.S. soldiers involved in combat operations? Learn more about the situation in Ukraine in the following selection of articles.

Ukraine "Disappears" Opponents of the Kiev Regime. Abductions of Independent Journalists Eric Zuesse There are reportedly two bloggers for the "Voice of Odessa" political site who were seized by the Security Bureau of Ukraine on April 7th, and whose "whereabouts are unknown."

US Military Supports Ukraine's Neo-Nazi National Guard. Are US Forces Involved in Combat Operations?  Michel Chossudovsky The US military has announced that it is training Ukraine's Neo-Nazi National Guard including its infamous Azov battalion, responsible for countless atrocities directed against civilians in Donbass.

Ukraine Killings of Journalists: Spate of Suspicious Deaths must be followed by Credible Investigations Amnesty International  What makes the killing of journalist Oles Buzyna especially chilling is the fact that it is just the latest among a string of suspicious deaths of former allies of Ukraine's deposed former President Viktor Yanukovych.

Three Prominent Poroshenko Critics Killed in Kiev in Three Days Sputnik News As the political situation in Ukraine destabilizes, the suspicious killings of prominent opposition supporters continue to transpire.

Ukraine Blocks 10,000 Websites, Confiscates a Newspaper Eric Zuesse On April 9th in Vesti tells of seizures of that day's edition of newspapers by far-right toughs at news stands throughout the city, and the story even shows a video of Right Sector toughs raiding and emptying a Vesti delivery van headed out for distribution.

Italian Paper Breaks Silence Over Political Assassinations in Kiev: "Somebody is Killing those Opposed to the Ukrainian Government" Sputnik News "Somebody is systematically killing all those opposed to the Ukrainian government borne from last year's 'revolution'."