Transnistria, a Republic in Limbo at the Edge of Europe
(FRANCE 24) Transnistria is a rebel republic inside Moldova in the far east of Europe, born from the ashes of the Soviet Union. More than 25 years after a peace…
Where Time Stands Still: Special Report from Moldova’s Breakaway Transnistria
(HROMADSKE) Transnistria – a thin strip of land between Ukraine and the Dniester River in eastern Moldova where the Soviet legacy remains strong today. Since declaring itself an independent in…
Corruption and Scandal: Crisis in Moldova
(VICE) Moldovans have been protesting against their government for months. They allege that their leaders are deeply corrupted after a billion-dollar banking scandal hit the country in 2015. The former…
Moldova Anti-Corruption Uprising, Explained
(HROMADSKE) As Moldova experiencing the biggest peaceful uprising in its history, German independent journalist Pavel Lokshin joins us to help make sense of it. During first weeks of September 2015…
Transnistria: A Land in Limbo
(CNN) CNN’s Karl Penhaul gets a rare look inside Transnistria, a self-declared country sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine.
Transnistria – Europe’s Hotbed of Smuggling
(DEUTSCHE WELLE) The beginning of this year saw a change of administration in Transnistria. It’s trying to gradually open up to the international community. After 20 years of isolation, the…
Moldova – Involuntary Nation-State
(DEUTSCHE WELLE) Our journey begins in Blindesti, a little village on the Moldava-Romania border. People here live in grinding poverty. They used to work as migrant labor in Romania, but…