Gov’t bends on protest law, offers amnesty

Ukraine’s embattled government agreed to scrap anti-protest laws and offered amnesty to demonstrators who seized the Justice Ministry headquarters. CNN reports the statement came after another round of talks between the government of President Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition whose followers rallied in central Kiev’s Maidan Square to demand Yanukovych’s ouster and new elections. Police and protesters fought pitched battles in the streets, culminating in a takeover of Justice Ministry building Sunday. Ukraine’s street clashes started out as peaceful public protests spurred by Yanukovych’s decision in November to spurn a trade deal with the European Union and turn toward Russia instead.

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