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International Business Times
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'A Free Ukraine': Kyiv Protests Law Threatening Anti-corruption Bodies

The adoption of the law provoked the first major protest in Kyiv since the war began (Credit: AFP)

At a rare protest in central Kyiv demonstrators rallied Wednesday against a law that curbs the power of anti-corruption agencies, warning the fight for Ukraine's democracy was taking place both on the battlefield and at home.

The legislation, removing the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, sparked the first major protests in Ukraine since it began fighting off the Russian invasion over three years ago.

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