The first gathering of protesters, organized in Kyiv on the eve of November 21 and which was immediately dubbed Euromaidan (European Square), was sparked by the appeals of several journalists and civil activists, including Mustafa Nayyem , a contributor of the leading independent online news outlet Ukrainska Pravda.
La primera reunió de manifestants, organitzada a Kíev la vigília del 21 de novembre i que, immediatament, va ser coneguda com Euromaidan (Plaça Europea), va tenir lloc per les crides d'alguns periodistes i activistes civils, incloent-hi Mustafà Nayem , un col·laborador de la principal cadena de notícies independent en línia Ukrainska Pravda .