What were the protestors protesting about?
The weather.
They are demanding the Global Warming they were promised.
(I have no idea what they were protesting)
According to the BBC, they are protesting the Ukrainian government’s rejection of a treaty to join the European Union.
There were clashes between the protesters and riot police again as the government ordered the protesters to be removed from the streets. Some of the protesters were forced into vans and taken away. The city hall, where hundreds of protesters were camping out, was assaulted but the police did not invade it. All of this was between 2:00 and 8:00 am Ukrainian time. President Yanukovich has been advised by several top officials of different countries (including the USA) that the use of force against these protesters is not acceptable, but he refuses to listen and chooses to use force on them anyway.
Here is the Kyiv Post, an english web site where you can read the events that have happened.
I'm not in a dangerous place, as I'm living 500 miles from the capital city. There have been only peaceful rallies here in western Ukraine. Thank you for your prayers!
A couple days ago, she sent this:
Violence has broken out again between the protesters and the police again. It looks pretty terrible on the video. Please pray for the peace to be restored!
That second link is a lot of video. Clicking along the time line will show speeches being made and lines of protestors and such.
Things are real edgy in Ukraine right now. Some of the Oligarchs support the West. Many from the industrialized eastern portion support Russia. Ukraine is caught between the EU and Russia. Neither has the best interests of Ukrainians in mind.