Independence Square
Independence Square in Kiev became the focal point of Ukraine’s wave of mass protest and civil unrest call ‘‘Euromaidan’’. On February 18th 2014, riot police moved to clear Kiev's Independence Square. With hundreds of riot police officers advancing from all sides, antigovernment protesters mounted a final desperate and seemingly doomed act of defiance, establishing a protective ring of fire around what remained of their all-but-conquered encampment.
For La Croix and Aljazeera, 2014