EU leaders snub Euro 2012 finals due to Ukraine's human rights row

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    Updated 0958 GMT (1758 HKT) May 2, 2012

    Former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is serving a seven-year jail sentence for abuse of office and faces another trial on tax evasion charges. The 51-year-old displays bruises she claims were inflicted by prison guards. Government officials deny the claims.
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    Tymoshenko imprisoned – Former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is serving a seven-year jail sentence for abuse of office and faces another trial on tax evasion charges. The 51-year-old displays bruises she claims were inflicted by prison guards. Government officials deny the claims.
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    Tymoshenko's husband Oleksander and daughter Yevgenia hold a news conference to rally support. Yevgenia claims her mother's life is in danger since starting a hunger strike more than a week ago.
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    Devastated family rallies – Tymoshenko's husband Oleksander and daughter Yevgenia hold a news conference to rally support. Yevgenia claims her mother's life is in danger since starting a hunger strike more than a week ago.
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    A police guard stands outside Tymoshenko's cell at the Kachanivska prison in Kharkiv. Her supporters have called on president Victor Yanukovych to quit in the wake of allegations of abuse.
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    The people's PM? – A police guard stands outside Tymoshenko's cell at the Kachanivska prison in Kharkiv. Her supporters have called on president Victor Yanukovych to quit in the wake of allegations of abuse.
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    Thousands of supporters and opponents rallied outside Tymoshenko's latest court hearing in Kharkiv on April 28. The mixed turnout shows how divisive Tymoshenko still remains in Ukraine after a spell in government that began with hopes of pro-Western reforms and ended with allegations of corruption.
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    A divisive figure – Thousands of supporters and opponents rallied outside Tymoshenko's latest court hearing in Kharkiv on April 28. The mixed turnout shows how divisive Tymoshenko still remains in Ukraine after a spell in government that began with hopes of pro-Western reforms and ended with allegations of corruption.
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    Police experts examine one of the explosion sites in Dnipropetrovsk, where four bombs were let off in rubbish bins on Friday. At least 30 people were injured, raising serious concerns over safety at next month's European Championships.
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    Bombs blast Ukraine – Police experts examine one of the explosion sites in Dnipropetrovsk, where four bombs were let off in rubbish bins on Friday. At least 30 people were injured, raising serious concerns over safety at next month's European Championships.
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