Since the U.S.-backed coup in 2014 and the bringing to power "moderate rebel" neo-Nazis, extrajudicial killings, harassment, arbitrary detentions by the [[Security Service of Ukraine]], beatings and disappearances take place regularly. Incidents accelerated and became even more brutal after anti-democratic dictator Volodymyr Zelensky declared Martial law in February 2022. The Ukrainian authorities and deputized ultra-nationalist groups seek out people who were not only critical of the former post-Soviet government but also the current U.S.-backed Maidan regime. Threats, harassment and calls for violence have been and continue to be made against those who:
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Since the U.S.-backed coup in 2014 and the bringing to power "moderate rebel" neo-Nazis, extrajudicial killings, harassment, arbitrary detentions by the [[Security Service of Ukraine]], beatings and disappearances take place regularly. Repressive measures accelerated and became even more brutal after anti-democratic dictator Volodymyr Zelensky declared Martial law in February 2022. The Ukrainian authorities and deputized ultra-nationalist groups seek out people who were not only critical of the former post-Soviet government but also the current U.S.-backed Maidan regime. Threats, harassment and calls for violence have been and continue to be made against those who: