Tymoshenko supporters's rally in front of a prison

Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko attach flowers and written greetings near a gate the investigation jail in which Tymoshenko is under arrest, in Kiev, Ukraine, 27 November 2011. Some thousands Ukrainians gathered to celebrate the former Ukrainian Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's birthday on 27 November. Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison on 11 October 2011 for abuse of power. She had exceeded her authority as prime minister to approve an unfavourable natural gas import deal with Russia in 2009, and caused some 187 million dollars in losses to taxpayers, the court had ruled.