Europe Soccer Championships: Ukrainian writers accuse West of being overzealous # 12.05.2012 14 Uhr # Team 23e # Journal Englisch

The European Soccer Championships slated to be hosted by Ukraine and Poland will be boycotted by a number of European politicians due to Ukraine's treatment of the opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. The 51-year-old is in prison, where she says she's been abused by guards. Her situation is providing subject material for writers who've gathered for a competition of sorts that's meant to draw attention to human rights and freedom in Europe, as the soccer championship draws near.