About 200 people, most of them Russian speakers, protested in front of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau today, asking that Russian be made into a state language. The demonstrators also chanted "We Love You, Russia."
Russia is celebrating the Day of National Unity today.
The protest was organized by Valery Klimenko, head of the Ravnopravie [Equity] Social-Political Movement. Mr. Klimenko is a well-known promoter of the interests of the Russian minority in Moldova.
At one point, Mr. Klimenko told journalists that it would be good if "we got rid of" people like Oleg Brega, a well-known civil rights activist, because he had made anti-Russian statements.
Mr. Brega said that Mr. Klimenko's statements are an instigation to inter-ethnic hatred and were meant to intimidate him. He added that he would sue Mr. Klimenko.
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