Tents Will Support Political Prisoners

Eastern Economist Daily
May 10, 2001

KYIV. Kyiv will see a new tent camp after Victory Day, announced Stepan Khmara, head of the newly-established committee for support to political prisoners. Khmara added that protesters will stage a hunger strike in behalf of prisoners detained during mass demonstrations in Kyiv on March 9. Meanwhile, the prisoners will start their own hunger strike behind bars on May 16, he said. 12 members of the radical nationalist organization UNA-UNSO are still in custody together with their leader, Andriy Shkil. The Prosecutor-General's Office has prolonged their detention to four months. (UNIAN, May 8)