Ten people have been injured in early morning clashes between riot police and protesters outside a courthouse in Ukraine's capital, witnesses said.
Police used tear gas and batons to control the crowd of several hundred people who were protesting in Kiev against the sentencing of three activists.
Among those injured is former interior minister Yuri Lutsenko, who served under jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
Police said they have no information about injuries in the protests Despite witness accounts, police said in a statement they have no information about injuries during the protest.
Meanwhile, 10km away in central Kiev, several thousand people have set up camp to protest against President Viktor Yanukovich's decision to spurn a European Union trade deal and strengthen Ukraine's economic ties with Russia.
The demonstrations began when Ukraine suspended talks with the EU on November 21 and have grown in size and intensity after unsuccessful attempts by police to clear the protest camp.
Demonstrations began in November last year and have since escalated Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on December 15 in a huge rally dubbed the 'day of dignity', where they demanded the resignation of the government and called for European human rights.
Ukraine remains deeply divided, between the European-leaning west, and Russian-speaking east.
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