Ukrainian opposition sets up exile base in Prague

Prague is quietly becoming the base for the European campaign to release former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko,(pictured) who is serving a seven-year sentence on corruption charges.
Yulia Tymoshenko was imprisoned after her political rival Viktor Yanukovich became the president of Ukraine. The trial was criticized by foreign politicians and international organizations as politically motivated.
Her husband Oleksandr Tymoshenko, an influential Ukrainian businessman, has been granted asylum in the Czech Republic. The move appears to be  the first part of a long-term plan of the Ukrainian opposition to free the former prime minister.
Oleksandr Tymoshenko plans to found an organization in Prague to support activities aiming at releasing his wife from prison.