Moldova
UN report reveals severe fundamental human rights violations in Transnistria
Transnistria is the first separatist region to have a UN report drafted on human rights abuses. The report says that Moldova’s breakaway region does not respect fundamental human rights. Independent senior expert, Thomas Hammarberg travelled to...
Swine flu kills two in Moldova
Two persons died from the beginning of February after they were carrying the swine flu virus. A 27-year-old man from Ungheni district was sent to a hospital in Chisinau, the capital, after the doctors have learnt he was infected with the A(H1N1) virus...
Protest in front of the Moldovan Government building
More than 500 mayors protested in front of the Moldovan Government building on Friday at noon. The civil servants, who came from the entire country, demanded higher salaries and better distribution of the public funds. The protesters complained they...
Wanted by Interpol, detained in Moldova
A 46-year-old man put on ‘wanted’ Interpol’s list was detained at the Moldovan checkpoint Criva. Citizen of Armenia, the man was crossing the Ukrainian-Moldovan border together with a relative. In order to avoid being detained, the...
Moldova ranks well in 2013 World Press Freedom Index
Moldova ranks 55th in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index of the Reporters Without Borders. This is a slight decrease compared to the same index of 2011-2012 when Moldova ranked 53rd. The watchdog measures every year the general level of freedom of information...
Moldovan students hacked company server
Five Moldovan university students are being investigated by police after they have allegedly attacked the servers of a company. According to the police, the students have intervened remotely from their dorms based in Chisinau, the capital. The attacks...
Moldovan doctors reported two cases of swine flu. According to Adevarul newspaper, a 26-year-old man from Ungheni district (Western Moldova) and a 4-year-old girl from Chisinau have been sent to hospital. The results showed that the persons are infected...
The actor Gérard Depardieu agrees to be filmed in Chisinau
The French actor Gérard Depardieu agreed to be filmed in Chisinau. He will play a winemaker. Azeri dramatist and writer Rustam Ibraghimbecov proposed a movie to the Union of Filmmakers of Moldova, in which the main part is played by Gérard...
Moldovans to travel without visa to Turkey from May
Moldovans will travel without visas to Turkey from May of this year at the latest. Today, the Government approved a bill for ratification of the mutual abolition of visas between Turkey and Moldova, signed on 1st November 2012 by the foreign ministers...
Moldova: 1 out of 5 young women is employed
A recent study showed that Moldova confronts with a demographic decline since 1990. The issue is explained by the incompatibility between employment and maternal role of women. One out of five young women in Moldova is economically active. That means...
