Protests
Moldova's election: Deja Vu All Over Again
July 29, 2009By Louis O'Neill Yogi Berra is hard to translate. You have to understand America. And baseball. And Yogi himself. Viktor Chernomyrdin, who understands none of these things, nonetheless coined a Russian equivalent of Yogi's famous remark that "...
Voronin: Transnistrian settlement remains Moldova's key priority
July 16, 2009Moldova's acting President Vladimir Voronin told a news conference today he is favour of resuming talks to settle the conflict with Moldova's breakaway Dniester region (Transnistria). "A Dniester settlement remains one of our key priorities. We...
- Traian Basescu's full interview with Radio Free Europe, 16 July
July 16, 2009Romanian President Traian Basescu has said that April's post-electoral clashes in Chisinau were a sign that Moldova’s young generation wants real political and economic change. In an interview at RFE/RL's Prague headquarters with correspondent Eugen...
- Romanian President: Moldova Protests Similar to 1989 RevolutionJuly 16, 2009
During a visit to RFE/RL's Prague headquarters today, Romanian President Traian Basescu compared neighboring Moldova's recent post-election protests to Romania's 1989 anti-communist revolt. [read Basescu's full interview] "We have seen such events...
Romanian paper warns EU of election violence in Moldova
July 13, 2009A Commentary by George Damian in his article in Ziua: "A Deaf Europe for a Crushed Bessarabia" "Some drug addicts have taken to the streets and are ready to steal our 650-year-old statehood. Beat them black and blue!" That was the...
Romanian-American priest Netanyahu to be released from custody
July 13, 2009The court of the Chisinau Riscani sector on Friday decided to release from custody Romanian-American priest Johnattan Netanyahu, who has been accused of participating in the 7 April post-election riots in Moldovan capital Chisinau. Netanyahu is citizen...
- Senator Cardin calls for free access to public media in Moldova
July 13, 2009U.S. Senator Ben Cardin’s statement on Moldovan parliamentary elections Calls the Moldovan Government to provide access for all electoral participants and civil society experts to public media U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the...
Moldovan newspaper reveals names of foreigners involved in riots
July 09, 2009The daily [pro-government and pro-Communist Party] Moldova Suverana on Wednesday published the names of two Serbian citizens who, according to some data, were involved in the 7 April events. An article titled, Serbian TIR Driver Has Become Overnight...
Suspected Moldovan riot organizer released from house arrest
July 09, 2009Businessman Gabriel Stati was released from house arrest on July 8. The decision was taken by the court of Chisinau's Centru sector at the request of his lawyers. The millionaire will continue to be under investigation and will be barred from leaving...
Prosecution denies top official ordered fixing EU flag on parliament
July 08, 2009The EU flag was fixed on the Moldovan parliament building on 7 April at the initiative of protesters but not following orders by some parliamentary officials, the Prosecutor-General's Office has said following requests by the opposition Our Moldova Alliance...
