Month: October 30, 2020 4:31 am

Internet freedom has declined for the 10th consecutive year as governments around the world are using the coronavirus pandemic as a “cover” to expand online surveillance, crack down on dissent and build new technological systems to control society, Freedom House says in a new report.

The Washington-based human rights watchdog’s annual Freedom of the Net report, released on October 14, said the authorities in dozens of countries have cited COVID-19 “to justify expanded surveillance powers and the deployment of new technologies that were once seen as too intrusive.”

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The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) issued the following release on October 28.

OTTAWA – On October 28, we commemorate Canada’s First National Internment Operations (1914-1920) – the forced intern­ment of 8,579 Ukrainians and other Europeans, who were branded “enemy aliens” and sent to 24 internment camps across Canada.

In 2014, the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund and the UCC Internment Committee adopted resolutions designating October 28 as National Internment Commemoration Day in Canada.

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The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters to the editor that react to articles published on its pages. Opinions expressed by letter writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association.

Letters must be signed (anonymous letters are not published) and the city from which they are sent will be published under the author’s name. However, the daytime phone number, e-mail address and complete mailing address of the letter-writer must be given for verification purposes.

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Dear Editor:

I was fascinated to read the opinions of Askold Lozynskyj and Jaroslaw Martyniuk (October 18). I know them well and their unquestioned Ukrainian patriotism. Yet their American views were radically different.

Mr. Lozynskyj’s approach appeared melodramatically theatrical, implying that Donald Trump’s comment “I like Putin and Putin likes me” stood in solidarity with dictator Vladimir Putin. Shouldn’t prosecutors show evidence of action, not just words or hubris? And, calling Trump supporters traitors? I was offended.

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Dear Editor:

Two opinion pieces in the October 18 issue underscored that “actions speak louder than words.” One quoted the “I like Putin and he likes me” remark made by Donald Trump and reminisced about Ukraine’s historical quest for freedom, which touched my Ukrainian soul but did not convince of much else. The other enumerated the assistance for Ukraine that President Trump has provided. The latter impressed me, the former did not.

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Dear Editor:

Jaroslaw Martyniuk’s “An encounter with two Trump haters” tells a story about a husband and wife, both scientists who came from socialist Poland and worked for our government. They hated Donald Trump’s personality; they voted for him because he lived up to his promises. The Obama-Biden administration made Poland less secure. It was President Trump who reinstalled the Patriot defense missile system and relocated U.S. and NATO troops to Poland’s border. NATO now has to carry its own weight financially and militarily.

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Dear Editor:

The Ukrainian Antiracist Community condemns the racist language in Myron Kuropas’ “So what!” column (October 12). Our shared Ukrainian heritage and our knowledge of the history of injustices perpetuated against the Ukrainian people obligate us to speak when injustices are committed against our fellow Americans. We were troubled and disappointed to see such a tone-deaf and factually incorrect opinion piece published in The Weekly. This article trivialized the concerted efforts of Black, Indigenous and marginalized communities to be treated equally under the law. Dr. Kuropas’s ill-informed caricature of the 1619 project, in addition to his mocking of LGBTQIA persons and women, did not add substance or merit to the national conversation on equality.

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Dear Editor:

Ukrainians stand united! Jaroslaw Martyniuk’s essay “An encounter with two Trump haters” (October 18) identifying relevant and important achievements by President Donald Trump that support Ukraine defeating Russia, is needed information for Ukrainians approaching the seventh anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity and Russian-Ukrainian War. While Askold Lozynskyj’s piece in that same issue, “Treachery and Trump,” calling Ukrainian Trump supporters “useful idiots” and concluding that “They can be friends neither of Ukraine, nor of the Ukrainian people,” divides our Ukrainian diaspora, just when the opposite is needed.

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KYIV – Ukrainian cuisine isn’t only about boiled stuffed dumplings (varenyky), cabbage rolls (holubtsi) and beet soup (borshch).

And Kyiv-based celebrity chef Yevhen Klopotenko wants people to know that.

Through his cooking and social campaigns, Mr. Klopotenko, 33, is on a mission to revive centuries-old Ukrainian recipes, modernize them and show Ukrainians their rich heritage through food.

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BRIGHTON, Mich. – Lydia (Lida) Czorny Matiaszek, a Ukrainian cultural and community activist both in the United States and Ukraine, died on September 17 at the age of 58.

Funeral services were held in Kyiv at the Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection on September 22. Burial was held later at the Baikiv Cemetery in Ukraine’s capital.

Ms. Czorny Matiaszek was born April 11, 1962, in Jamaica, N.Y. She grew up in a home with a very strong Ukrainian identity. Her father, Mykola Dosinchuk-Czorny, was a tireless promoter of the bandura, initiator of the New York School of Bandura and editor of Bandura magazine.

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There were three basic reasons to explain Teofimo Lopez’s upset unanimous decision over Vasyl Lomachenko: the Ukrainian champion went up against a superior opponent, his defensive strategy for the first half of the bout cost him in the end, and his long layoff was very noticeable and took its toll. The result was a new, undisputed lightweight king over 12 tense rounds inside the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on October 17. After a strong start, Lopez successfully overcame a late Lomachenko rally to win by scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109.

The fight was dominated early by Lopez’s boxing, the youngster taking control in the center of the ring by utilizing his educated left hand and hitting Lomachenko repeatedly with well-placed body shots that had the smaller in size Ukrainian backing up. This allowed Lopez (16-0, 12 KO) to build a big lead on the scorecards as he neutralized Lomachenko’s (14-2, 10 KO) graceful movements behind his left jab.

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CHICAGO – The Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation (UCEF) and the Midwest Friends of UCU Committee have announced that Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak will give the keynote address at this year’s charity program benefiting the Ukrainian Catholic University. The event will be held online on Sunday, November 8, and is eхpected to draw hundreds of attendees from across the United States.

This year’s event will include special guest William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador. Ambassador Taylor is currently vice-president for strategic stability and security at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Last year, he served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009.

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