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Maidan Team: Who We Are

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maidanua.org - Ukrainian-American technology group and public news agency conducts human rights watch and organizes massive public initiatives for upcoming presidential election in Ukraine

maidanua.org a leading on-line based non-profit group involves hundreds of thousands of ukrainians into a democratic political process on the eve of the crucial presidential election

Thousands of civic activists, recruited on-line, now work as election committee workers, independent observers and grassroots reporters

maidanua.org was created 4 years ago in Ukraine, where only 5 percent of population has access to Internet

Now Maidan rallies massive participation of its 250,000 monthly audience in organized political protests in Ukraine

Maidan website (http://eng.maidanua.org) publishes real-time news and analysis, conducts political forums, interviews prominent polititians, recruites volunteers, coordinates important civic initiatives and organizes massive non-violent protest actions

“People learn about us from Internet, then quickly get involved in local support groups throughout the country,” –Mykhaylo Svystovych Maidan’s co-founder

Our volunteers located in: Ukraine, USA, Canada, United Kingdom,Germany, Checz Republic, Poland, Australia, Russia, are gathering field reports, editing real-time news, conducting interviews, publishing analytical materials, lecturing at the seminars and work groups

Maidan has became the forpost of Freedom of Speech after government shut down opposition TV and radio stations and newspapers

We launched Maidan after the brutal murder of Georgy Gongadze, a prominent investigative journalist and publisher. His name became a symbol of a Free Speech in Ukraine.

in 2001 CBS aired a special "60 minutes" presentation on the accusations made by major Melnichenko- a body guard of Ukrainian President L. Kuchma- according to which Mr Kuchma himself organized and supervised kidnapping, torture and beheading of journalist Georgy Gongadze

Since 2001, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are seeking involvement with political and civic initiatives in order to return Ukraine back to democracy

"Maidan provides vital support for citizens to organize in groups to fight against violations of their basic political and human rights. We refer citizens to local human rights groups and attorneys who volunteer to provide legal help”
– Mr.Volodymyr Martyniuk, Maidan’s co-founder

"We have huge support, people trust us more than any political party or government of Ukraine

“A massive political movement that is taking place in Ukraine was originally inspired by the on-line civic activism started in 2001."
- Mr.Stefan Seitz, Maidan’s project manager.

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