Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
Yulia Tymoshenko's Release From A Prison Hospital
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Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko becomes emotional after she was freed on February 22, 2014.
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Tymoshenko receives a hug shorly after her release.
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Tymoshenko was held under guard in a prison hospital where she was being treated for severe and chronic back pain.
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Tymoshenko holds the hand of her political ally, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, as she arrived at Kyiv's airport.
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Tymoshenko hugs her daughter,Yevhenia,who fought long and hard for her mother's release.
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Tymoshenko greets supporters from a car as she leaves the Central Clinical Hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Yevhenia Tymoshenko brings her hands to her face as Ukraine's parliament voted to free her mother, Yulia Tymoshenko, on February 22, 2014.