First People Fund

In addition, the Fund had prepared for publications in national and international publications 28 articles. If we assume that these materials have read only 5% of the total readership of the aforementioned media, it turns out that our audience monthly amounts to 2.9 million readers, including nearly a million Ukrainians. Fund 'First People' thank the editors of all newspapers and Web sites that publish our articles and materials. We also express special thanks newspaper Kyiv Post for their support and cooperation: all 19 issues of "protecting democracy" were published in the authoritative publication. We also thank all the readers for their contributions to the development of democracy in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, is gaining momentum political pressure and persecution came to power a new president in Ukraine has resumed the practice of political persecution. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, during 2010 were arrested on 8 Ministers and Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on charges of causing damage to the state amounting to 2.5 billion dollars for questioning by the Prosecutor General's Office regularly walks and she ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Administration stated that Ukraine is serious fight against corruption, both among the former, and among the current officials, so can not be regarded activities such as political persecution. However, evidence of their impartiality, no one has yet provided. At the same time, the U.S. and EU are definitely showing concern about the spread in Ukraine practice of political pressure and harassment. In particular, the U.S.