04/07/2012 13:32
Seven lawmakers in Ukraine declared hunger strike
The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday approved in the final reading a bill significantly enhancing the status of the Russian language in the country.
The bill was carried by 248 votes with a required minimum of 226.
Seven lawmakers from the Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense opposition faction on Tuesday night started a hunger strike in protest against the bill.
“Currently seven members have declared a hunger strike. But I'm sure that other colleagues and ordinary citizens will join it,” Vyacheslav Kirilenko, a deputy of the faction Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense said. He added that the hunger strike would continue until the Russian language bill is canceled.