On Thu, 11 Oct 2018 08:21:02 -0700 (PDT), Yuriy Sheliazhenko <
shelya.work@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
LANGUAGE TYRANNY BILL OF UKRAINE No 5670-? [1], passed in first
reading 04.10.2018 by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [2], coercively
imposes exclusive usage of the Ukrainian language in the press, media,
business and civil society with a threat of criminal liability for
disrespect of Ukrainian language [3].
Also, the bill introduces total censorship of all imported books
except published in the Ukrainian language.
Most absurdly, Verkhovna Rada in the bill equates any discussion of
official multilingualism in Ukraine... to violent coup d'etat!
Answering to Yurii Sheliazhenko's criticism at the talk-show Politclub
[4], dictators of language policy used disgusting arguments.
Mykhailo Holovko (MP, Svoboda Party) suggested ethnic minorities must
go away into their countries (you can hear it at videorecord,
timestamp 4:44), and furthermore, he demanded to prohibit scholars a
public defense of doctoral theses in the languages of the European
Union (timestamp 33:50).
Ihor Mosiychuk (MP, Lyashko Radical Party) proclaims that nationalist
interests are more important than human rights (timestamp 25:30).
Tyranny must be stopped. Personal autonomy in public communication
must be defended. Autonomous Advocacy promotes freedom of speech and
free choice of language of public speech.
References:
[1] Language Tyranny: Top-5 Humiliations. Blog in Ukrainian. URL:
https://blog.liga.net/user/sheliazhenko/article/31243
[2] Parliament passes bill on Ukrainian language at first reading.
URL:
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/2552057-parliament-passes-bill-on-ukrainian-language-at-first-reading.html
[3] Criminal liability may be introduced for disrespect of Ukrainian
language in public. URL:
https://www.unian.info/politics/1738612-criminal-liability-may-be-introduced-for-disrespect-of-ukrainian-language-in-public.html
[4] Politclub talk-show videorecord. URL:
https://www.facebook.com/ludstvo/videos/1938389762876161/
Sincerely,
Yurii Sheliazhenko
Head of NGO Autonomous Advocacy, Master of Laws
Tverskyi Tupyk Street, Building 9, Room 82,
Kyiv, 01042, Ukraine
+380 (97) 3179326
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