Ruslana's advocacy campaign "Don't Keep Silent" | Press-center UNIAN

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• published: 05 Dec 2012
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At a press conference on 3rd December 2012 Ruslana appeared in handcuffs presenting her new video clip "This is Euphoria" and introducing her campaign "Don't keep silent" which targets injustice, arbitrary and corruption of the current Ukrainian juridical system. In particular Ruslana aims to support father and son Pavlichenko who were convicted of murder without any evidence. Ruslana: "Guys, at the football match they gestured like this, and today I'll gesture like this, and I'll start the briefing by addressing everybody: Freedom to the Pavlichenko family. This is a call for basic justice. People, don't keep silent, because tomorrow anybody can wind up their shoes. I cannot be sure whether these people are right, but I'm positive that the judge who sentenced them is wrong. I believe that the Pavlichenko family is a victim of misjudgment. The election forgery and the judges' decisions have shown that our judicial system is corrupt. Unfortunately, we can predict all the decisions made by the courts in this country. Misjudgment has become natural in Ukraine, injustice has become natural in Ukraine, and corrupted trials have become natural. The song and the video "This is Euphoria" were created to show our modern uniqueness. Unfortunately, we cannot show today's Ukraine and its freedom without showing the prison. Prison is the new symbol of Ukraine. Now I want to encourage those who publicly support justice. I think there should be many campaigns like this, and we must never get tired fighting for justice. I wish my today's campaign will help these people." For more information visit: http://www.ruslana.ua/ua