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A court in Moldova has ruled that the country’s former prime minister will be held in pretrial detention for another 30 days.
Moldovan authorities have detained the country's former prime minister and leader of the ruling pro-European coalition -- transporting him to the country's national anticorruption center, where he is to be held until October 18 for questioning.
Russia has summoned the Moldovan envoy in Moscow after criticizing Chisinau's treatment of Russian journalists in Moldova.
The mayor of the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, has urged antigovernment protesters to refrain from violence a day after they clashed with police during their four-week-long demonstration.
The governor of the Moldovan National Bank, Dorin Dragutanu, has announced his resignation after being criticized for failing to prevent the massive siphoning of money from local banks last year.
At least 20,000 people are protesting in Moldova’s capital, demanding the resignation of President Nicolae Timofti and the government following a bank scandal that led to the disappearance of some $1 billion.
Leaders of the Dignity and Truth civic movement in Moldova are calling for a mass rally in the center of Chisinau on September 13.
The organizers of a mass protest in Moldova’s capital have set up a tent city, vowing early on September 7 that they will remain there until their demands are met.
A Moldovan appeals court extended the pretrial detention of Tajik opposition activist Sobir Valiev, who is fighting extradition to Tajikistan, by 11 days on August 20.
Human Rights Watch is urging Moldova not to extradite opposition activist Sobir Valiev to Tajikistan because he could be face abuse and/or torture.
Pro-European parties came out decisively ahead of those favoring closer ties with Russia in Moldova's local elections held on June 14.
Some 150 people attended a gay-rights march in central Chisinau on May 17.
Thousands of people have marched in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, in support of that country's unification with Romania.
On a visit to the Moldovan capital, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has said economic stability and the rule of law would help Moldova confront pressure from Moscow.
Europe's top human rights court has ordered Russia to pay damages for the fatal shooting of a Moldovan teenager in 2012.
Some 2,000 demonstrators have staged a rally in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, demanding justice for the victims of an April 2009 crackdown on anticommunist protesters who were challenging parliamentary election results.
Hundreds of Moldovan farmers protested on March 27, demanding increases in state subsidies and condemning the government's plan to increase the VAT tax on farm products from 8 percent to 20 percent.
Moldova's defense Minister has said that his country must be prepared to deal with the threats posed by "hybrid" warfare, a reference to tactics Russia is widely accused of employing in Ukraine.
Moldova's new government is trying to stabilize the country's currency, which plummeted 25 percent this week amid concerns about the financial and political system.
Moldova’s parliament has approved a new pro-EU prime minister, 38-year-old businessman Chiril Gaburici, despite concerns of possible backlash from Russia.
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