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Published in: oDRIn pre-election move, Moldova takes aim at civil society-opposition nexus
As the European Union calls out state capture in Moldova, the authorities in Chișinău are rewriting the rules of the...
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Published in: oDRA victory for real politics? Chișinău’s mayoral elections in perspective
By electing a mayor who has consistently promised to fight oligarchic control and corruption, residents of Moldova's...
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Published in: oDRFor the frontrunners in the race to be mayor of Moldova's capital, city hall is no place for politics
This Sunday, Chișinău votes in the first round of mayoral elections. But as oligarchic forces line up to take the...
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Published in: oDRWhy Moldova’s battle against Russian propaganda isn’t what it seems
New legislation banning Russian news from Moldova’s media market seems less about countering disinformation, and...
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Published in: oDR“I got called in by the KGB. They said there were no LGBT people in Transnistria”
In Transnistria, an unrecognised territory between Moldova and Ukraine, documentary photography is becoming one of...
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Published in: oDRFighting impunity in Moldova and Transnistria
Moldova's human rights defenders are upping their game. But there's more that unites Transnistria, an unrecognised...
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Published in: oDRTough lessons in Transnistria
Poorly-funded state education is common enough in post-Soviet countries. But how do schoolchildren fare in a state...
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Published in: oDRDon’t give up on democracy in Moldova
Moldova had high hopes for democratic transition. But with an oligarch at the helm, democracy is under threat on the...
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Published in: oDRMoldova’s civil society braces for another attack
As democracy hollows out in Moldova, a new draft law on NGOs appears designed to keep civil society in check.
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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: oDRLGBT lives in Moldova
Four LGBT people from Moldova share their experiences of prejudice and presumptions. Русский
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Published in: oDRChanging the rules of the game in Moldova
In Moldova, changes to the electoral system are afoot – but the motivations seem far from democratic.
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Published in: oDRFor Moldova’s journalists, surveillance is the new norm
Digital and personal surveillance has become a fact of life for Moldova’s journalists. My story is the tip of the...
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Published in: oDRMake Moldova great again
Moldovans are diverse in culture, language and political preference, but united by a lack of faith in their leaders....
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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: oDROur man in Moldova
In courting the country’s most loathed oligarch, the EU and US will only lose the sympathy of ordinary Moldovans.
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Published in: oDRMoldova’s political tourists
In Moldova, party allegiances are for sale. MPs are increasingly crossing the floor, and over a quarter of the...
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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: oDRMoldova’s women in crisis
Moldova’s economic prospects are bleak. Gender-based discrimination makes them bleaker still for the country’s women.
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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.