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Tymoshenko possibly maltreated in jail

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven-year prison term for alleged abuse of office, may have been maltreated in prison, Zuzana Roithova, a member of the European parliament, said on Wednesday.
Today at 20:10 | Reuters

Political analysts: Tymoshenko's imprisonment was Yanukovych's main mistake President Viktor Yanukovych has concentrated power in his hands and achieved macroeconomic stabilization over his first two years as Ukrainian president, but his main mistake and threat to him was the criminal conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, according to Ukrainian political analysts.
Today at 16:56 | Interfax-Ukraine
Some 300 supporters rallying outside Tymoshenko's prison More than 300 supporters of Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are holding a rally dedicated to the International Day of Political Prisoners outside Kachanivska penal colony in Kharkiv, where the ex-premier is serving her prison term.
Today at 13:21 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's Health Ministry calls not to speculate on Tymoshenko's health The Health Ministry of Ukraine has joined a call by German physicians to end public speculation over the results of the medical inspection of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Today at 12:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Eugenia Tymoshenko interviewed on BBC HARDtalk (VIDEO) Eugenia Tymoshenko, the daughter of Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, was interviewed by BBC HARDtalk.
Yesterday at 15:20 | Kyiv Post
Ukrainian Journal: Government OKs Tymoshenko outside surgery Ukraine’s state prison authority on Monday agreed to let jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko undergo possible surgery outside prison to alleviate her persistent back pain. The authority also provided Tymoshenko with a walker to help her move around her prison cell, as had been suggested last week by German and Canadian doctors. This comes in contrast with earlier comments by Ukrainian government-appointed doctors and prison officials that Tymoshenko was in “good health” and that the surgery was not needed.

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Yesterday at 11:19
Prison service: Tymoshenko refusing to participate in community work Ukraine's State Penitentiary Service claims that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has addressed head of the Kachanivska penal colony Ivan Pervushkin with a statement that she is didn't want to participate in prison labor and community work.
Yesterday at 10:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Daughter says jailed Tymoshenko may need surgery (updated) The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says her mother may require surgery — a claim disputed by the Government.
2 days ago at 19:54 | Associated Press
Opposition asks Yanukovych to dismiss Tabachnyk A draft resolution proposing that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych dismiss Minister of Education and Science, Youth and Sports Dmytro Tabachnyk has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
2 days ago at 17:33 | Interfax-Ukraine
Canada insists on high qualification of its doctors that examined Tymoshenko Joseph Lavoie, a spokesman for Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, has said that the three Canadian members of the medical team that examined former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kachanivska penal colony are highly qualified practitioners, Tymoshenko's Web site reported on Saturday, quoting Radio Liberty.
2 days ago at 15:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russian Duma speaker to meet with Yanukovych Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will meet on Feb. 20 with Sergei Naryshkin, a former Russian presidential administration chief who is making his first trip to Ukraine after taking over as speaker of the Russian Duma.
3 days ago at 13:54 | Kyiv Post