Ukraine's new amnesty law for detained protesters came into effect Monday, according to a statement made by the country's prosecutor general.
The amnesty came on the heels of the opposition agreeing to end their occupation of Kiev's city hall and other public buildings.
President Viktor Yanukovych approved the law earlier this month.
Protesters left the city's administration building on February 16 after opposition leaders said the authorities had freed the jailed protesters.
The opposition has vowed to pressure Yanukovych and his government, while refusing to leave the city’s Independence Square.
Some of the 234 protesters who had their charges lifted under the amnesty had been facing jail terms of up to 15 years.
At least six people have been killed in anti-government protests that began in November 2013 after Yanukovych refused to sign a trade deal with the EU amid pressure from Russia.
