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Published in: oDR: FeatureFamily of Transnistrian man jailed for protesting Russia’s war speak out
Human rights conditions in the Russian-backed separatist enclave have been deteriorating since the invasion of Ukraine
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationWomen are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine
Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.
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Published in: oDRWhy is the Moldovan government discriminating against the diaspora?
In Moldova's upcoming elections, the oligarchs in power fear the opposition and its voters.
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Published in: 50.50US and Russian religious Right unite against ‘invasion of radical liberalism’
Anti-abortion and anti-LGBTIQ rights activists, politicians and religious leaders met in Moldova this month for the...
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Published in: oDRAn ideal conflict on the Dniester
Twenty five years after the end of the war, a resolution to the frozen conflict over Transnistria seems no closer....
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Published in: oDRMoldova’s election: against all of the above
Moldova’s presidential race isn’t over yet. Neither are the country’s geopolitical divides or its long-standing...
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Published in: oDRMeet Anatol Matasaru, Moldova’s one-man Pussy Riot
Fed up with Moldova’s corruption and inertia, this protest artist is searching for new limits in political art. He...
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Published in: oDRVlad Plahotniuc: Moldova’s man in the shadows
There’s not much we know for sure about oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc — except that he has his eye on Moldova’s presidency.
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Published in: oDRMoldova finds its roots
For years it was a taboo topic. But some Moldovans are again considering reunification with Romania.
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Published in: oDRBălți's prodigal son
In northern Moldova, Renato Usatii is beloved. The multiethnic and Russian-speaking population sees this young...
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Published in: oDRAll eyes on Moldova
When it comes to internal corruption, European integration or the standoff with Russia, Moldova is in the media...
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Published in: oDRGive back the billion
After a billion dollars went missing from Moldova’s banking system last year, people have turned out on the streets...
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Published in: oDRTransnistria is a bridge too far for Russia
The breakaway republic – de facto state – of Transnistria has steadily been edging closer and closer to Russia, but...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Ukraine, the west, and the issue of strategic thinking
Despite many weeks and months having passed since protests erupted in Ukraine in late November 2013, the west has...
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Published in: HomeUkraine, and a Europe-Russia crack
The conflict in Ukraine is part of a wider tussle over eastern Europe's political orientation. The European Union...
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Published in: oDRNeighbourhood watch
In 2009 six post-Soviet nations signed up to the EU Eastern Partnership, aimed at deepening political cooperation...
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Published in: HomeCivil society in post-Soviet Europe: seven rules for donors
The west's contribution to building more democratic and open societies in the post-Soviet region leaves much scope...
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Published in: oDR"Political technology": why is it alive and flourishing in the former USSR?
Since the 1990s, post-Soviet elites have used manipulation, corruption and the government machine to maintain their...
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Published in: oDRMoldova - the Switzerland solution?
At the OSCE summit 10 years ago this week, Russia and NATO agreed a deal on troop and armament withdrawals from...