united in opposition to yanokovich, but very splintered in their approach as an opposition. my colleague robin walker has been to city hall, one of the strongholds of the opposition movement. >> if you're one of the thousands of ukrainians who have traveled to join the protest movement, you can come here for warmth. the city hall is in revolutionary hands. the opposition nationalists party is running things, organizing care, catering and a place to sleep. that's good p.r., but bogdan said it's not about the politics. >> i think this is not the main issue to be discussing here. we all want one goal. >> that's the removal of the president and a european future. who could lead a new ukraine? three main opposition parties are competing nor influence. a civil party wants them to put their differences aside and agree on basic reforms. >> we are competitors. ♪ >> while this revolutionary movement continues, regardless of their political persuasion, they're still singing with with one voice. >> this mom knee could be their own doing. >> confidence that yanokovich will sign the trade

ukrainian nationalists sell belated the top elling of kiev's statue of lenin shouting ya yanokovich,ext. they have no intention of giving up now. >> here outside of the cabinet office, the protesters have been placing flowers on the barrier between themselves and the police. but this relatively peaceful stand-off has turned ugly before and earlier, they were building up the barricades. >> the fear is that the police will move in before an official deadline on tuesday to end the street protests and occupation of government buildings. people gathered in the thousands in independence square to call for the resignation of the yanokovich. >> you are taking a stand for your future, not for me or any other rep 'sentatives of the opposition. the future depends on each of you. we must group together and do everything to win. >> all day, riot police stood by, facing the pro-european demonstrators who are furious about yanokovich's failure to sign a trade deal with the eu and, instead, turn towards moscow to save ukraine's ailing economy. >> i want a new government that listens to the people an

people gathered in their thousands in index square to call for the resignation of the yanokovich. >> you are taking a stand for your future, not for me or any other representatives of the opposition. the future depends on each of you. we must group together and do everything to win. >> all day, riot police stood by facing the pro-european demonstrators who are furious about yanokovich's refusal to sign a trade deal with the eu and turned toward moscow to save ukraine's ailing economy. >> translator: i want a new government that listens to the people and doesn't treat us like animals. >> translator: we are here to fight for our rights so that our kids are brought up in a good country without corruption where everything is fair. >> reporter: the crisis is reaching a crucial moment. the president believes he can survive with moscow's help. the protesters say they are ready for a long fight to the achieve their aims. tim friend, al jazeera, kiev. >>> moving to asia, a move that has increased the political crisis in thailand. members of that current tree's main opposition party resigned f

. >> demonstrate orders are continuing to demand that the country's president, victor yanokovich, after he rejected a trade deal with the european union. jennifer glass has more from kiev >> reporter: there is still the power to draw tens of thousands of people to independence square from the center of the capital. these demonstrations again as a protest when the government failed to sign a deal with europe four weeks later, many of the protesters here wandering what's next. >> december 1st, after seeing police crack down on demonstrators. he said he will stay here until the government agrees to their demands. what next? >> i haven't thought of that. the next step has to come from the government. our cards are on the table. >> the demonstrations are entering their second month. the president has called them revolutionary and criticized the liters for personal ambition. >> again, ukrainians come here to independence square in their tens of thousands. the gorgers say this protest -- organizers say this protest will continue. they have called on people to celebrate new year's eve here and

after yanokovich refused a deal with the european union.hen the numbers were the hundreds of thousands. after five weeks, demonstrations have wayne waned. >> the government doesn't listen to people. it only uses force. >> that's t they don't want to think ukraine wants something else. they simply ignore us. >> even with hundreds of riot police blocking the road to the president's house, the dishonstration was peaceful. >> the question now is what's next? the demonstration seemed to have run their course. opposition leaders are relying on a new civil society movement to take the momentum started here and turn it into real change in ukraine cities and regions. >> what does this mean for the opposition movement and for president yanokovich? at a time demonstration continues with. hardcore opponents of the government who stay through these long winter nights, the ukrainian winter nights, numbers have dwindled. the opposition is hoping their civil movement will keep the momentum and ideas that started here going forward they like to see presiden

upset by a decision bayou craneian president victor yanokovich, releasing some of the jailed during the protest. he also suspended top government officials trying to appease the protesters. the opposition vowing to keep up the pressure until the government reverses its decision. things are changing in iran following the election of the hassan rohadi. they are opening up the doors to foreign tourists. one sport is propping up the economy. >> one of the world's highest and most pristine ski fields, 3,600 meters up and one of the country's major attractions locals know it. foreigners are catching on, too. >> i think it's nice, plus it is so much better than in germany. there is sun and the snow is really good. >> yeah. the location is really great. up the mountain and astonished a little bit, because the mountains are very high and snow quality is great. iran's president is aching to attacked 10 million foreign visitors each year, an increase for the current four million, religious and medical tourists. with iran's good ties to china, many are likely to be from there. >> so now, you know c

thousands of people gathered on the streets of kiev today after president victori yanokovich rejected a packet with the eu and sided are russia. dozens of demonstrators over the weekend. the president said today that police acted excessively. barnaby phillips is in kiev with more on this situation. >> in the city center, it does feel like a revolution is underway. the city hall has become a headquarters for protesters. all day, people came in. just have a look or enjoy the food and hot drinks or even to catch a nap. amidst all of this, a workman valiantly removes the carpet so that it won't get damaged in these extraordinary times. the problem for the opposition is: where do they go from here? how do they turn occupation into political victory? >> the way to resolve this crisis is through presidential and parliamentary elections. we have a resolution in the government of ukraine. this government should resign. >> pictures have emerged from sunday night that show the police were, at times, brutal in their treatment of protesters and journalists. anton is a photographer, beaten by riot