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European Court Condemns Moldova for Protester’s Death
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday ordered Moldova to pay compensation to the family of Valeriu Boboc, who was killed during the 'Twitter Revolution' of April 7-8, 2009, which helped to bring down the regime led by Communist President Vladimir Voronin.
Ukrainian MP Detained in Moldova on Belarus Warrant
The Moldovan Border Police detained lawmaker Yevhen Yakovenko, 57, from Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Sunday evening and placed him in pre-trial detention in Chisinau.
Interpol issued an international 'red notice' for Yakovenko's arrest at the request of the Belarusian authorities.
Pride March Plans Stir Hostility in Still Conservative Moldova
There have been some positive developments. In 2019, the Moldovan LGBT rights group Genderdoc-M successfully held a Pride march in the capital Chisinau, though, unfortunately, participants had to be accompanied by police escort.
Week in Review: Dealing With the Fallout
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ormer President of Moldova Igor Dodon (C) is escorted by law officers during the court hearing process in Chisinau, Moldova, 26 May 2022. Former President of Moldova Igor Dodon is accused of passive corruption, illegal party financing, betrayal of the homeland and illicit enrichment. EPA-EFE/DUMITRU DORU
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Moldova Vows to Defend Itself from Possible Russian Aggression
Moldova will take "specific measures" if there are signs of increased Russian military activity in the nearby Mykolaiv-Odesa region of Ukraine, the Minister of Defence, Anatol Nosatii, said on Wednesday.
Moldovan Intelligence Chief Tenders Resignation After Ex-President’s Arrest
The director of the Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service, SIS, Alexandru Esaulenco, resigned on Monday amid the detaining scandal regarding the former pro-Russian president, Igor Dodon, for corruption and high treason to Russia.
Moldovan Ex-President Dodon Blames Arrest on ‘Political Vendetta’
Former Moldovan president Igor Dodon on Wednesday said his detention on Tuesday on treason charges was "a political case", claiming that the governing pro-European Action and Solidarity Party, PAS, was pusuing a vendetta.
Former Moldovan President Detained over Alleged Bribe, Treason
Pro-Russian former Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained by prosecutors on Tuesday on four charges including corruption and treason.
Investigators searched Dodon's Chisinau home, his mother's house and a villa being built by the Dodon family by the Dniester River, seizing tens of thousands of euros in cash and half a million lei [25,000 euros], anti-graft prosecutors said.
Celebrating Victory Day, Pro-Russian Moldovans Defy Law on Symbols
Several thousand people in Moldova's capital Chisinau took part in an "Immortal Regiment" march on Monday, organised by the pro-Russian Socialist Party, PSRM, many of them breaking a new law that bans the display of symbols glorifying the former Soviet communist regime.
Moldova does not see Immediate Threat but Prepares for the Worst
Moldova does not see an immediate threat of riots and violence to be transferred from the war in Ukraine, despite "provocations" by pro-Russian separatists in recent days. But authorities are preparing contingency plans for "pessimistic" scenarios, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday.