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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Feature on son of Moldovan immigrants who found 10,000$ in cash in a bag
The News Tribune, a local newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, recently posted a feature on Moisei Baraniuc, the son of a Moldovan family that immigrated to the U.S. in 2003.
Mr. Baraniuc found 10,000$ in cash in a bag in the grocery store where he worked and notified authorities. The money were the life-savings of a man from Tacoma, Washington.
An excerpt:
"His parents, Tatiana and Vitalie Baraniuc, and their four children moved from Pacific to Wilmer, Ala., in August. A brother of Vitalie Baraniuc also lives in the area. The rural setting is more like Moldova, where the Baraniucs lived before immigrating to the United States in 2003."
The full story is available here.
Mr. Baraniuc found 10,000$ in cash in a bag in the grocery store where he worked and notified authorities. The money were the life-savings of a man from Tacoma, Washington.
An excerpt:
"His parents, Tatiana and Vitalie Baraniuc, and their four children moved from Pacific to Wilmer, Ala., in August. A brother of Vitalie Baraniuc also lives in the area. The rural setting is more like Moldova, where the Baraniucs lived before immigrating to the United States in 2003."
The full story is available here.
Portuguese newspaper: Moldovan immigration ring leader sentenced in Portugal
Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias recently posted a news story about a Moldovan immigration ring-leader being sentenced to eight years in Portugal. The group led by the 40-year-old man falsified official documents, bribed officials, and developed links to state institutions.
An excerpt:
"Hundreds of Moldovan immigrants obtained visas to work in Portugal through an illegal scheme set up in the Algarve and involving civil construction businessmen and a "connection" at the Employment and Professional Training Institute. There was also an attempt to bribe a staff member at the Romanian embassy in Portugal. The head of the group has been sentenced by the Supreme Court of Justice."
The full text (a translation from Portuguese into English) can be read here.
An excerpt:
"Hundreds of Moldovan immigrants obtained visas to work in Portugal through an illegal scheme set up in the Algarve and involving civil construction businessmen and a "connection" at the Employment and Professional Training Institute. There was also an attempt to bribe a staff member at the Romanian embassy in Portugal. The head of the group has been sentenced by the Supreme Court of Justice."
The full text (a translation from Portuguese into English) can be read here.
Air Moldova carried its 400,000th customer in 2009 on December 29
Air Moldova, the country's major airline, announced yesterday that it carried its 400,000th passenger this year.
Further details are available here.
Further details are available here.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Police officer being investigated for allegedly torturing a protester in April
The Chisinau Prosecutor's Office is investigating a police officer from the capital accused of torturing a protester on April 9.
After legislative elections on April 5, peaceful protesters came into the streets to protest what they said were election results stolen by the Party of Communists. The protests turned violent on April 7 and ended with the devastation of the Parliamentary and Presidential buildings.
A mass repression campaign followed on the night of April 7, which, according to a recent Soros Foundation report, ended with the detainment of over 700 people and the torture of about 300. A number of deaths have also been tied to that night.
This far, authorities have registered slightly over 100 complaints about ill-treatment in April. Of those, 43 criminal investigations have started, and 6 have been sent to the courts.
h/t www.unimedia.md
www.stireazilei.md
After legislative elections on April 5, peaceful protesters came into the streets to protest what they said were election results stolen by the Party of Communists. The protests turned violent on April 7 and ended with the devastation of the Parliamentary and Presidential buildings.
A mass repression campaign followed on the night of April 7, which, according to a recent Soros Foundation report, ended with the detainment of over 700 people and the torture of about 300. A number of deaths have also been tied to that night.
This far, authorities have registered slightly over 100 complaints about ill-treatment in April. Of those, 43 criminal investigations have started, and 6 have been sent to the courts.
h/t www.unimedia.md
www.stireazilei.md
Public television and radio directors fired in attempt to make the stations more impartial
Today, the new Council of Observers fired Valentin Todercan, the head of Moldovan Public Television and Radio, and Adela Railean, the director of Moldova 1, the country's public television station.
Six new members (out of nine) were appointed to the Council recently.
The Communist opposition has accused the ruling Alliance of political persecution, but coalition heads hailed the Council's decision as a move toward making the public stations more impartial and more independent.
Mr. Todercan and Ms. Railean have often been accused of having close ties to the Party of Communists. Reports by independent media organizations established that, while the Communists were in power, the public television and radio stations were used to polish the ruling party's image and to criticize the opposition. For example, the stations spoke very little about the mass repression campaign that followed after the April 7 protests in Chisinau.
After the Alliance came to power, the two stations, especially public television, continued to generally praise the Communists and harshly critize the Government, generating accusations that, although the Party of Communists lost the elections, it maintained control over an important media outlet that is very popular with Moldovans, especially in rural areas.
Six new members (out of nine) were appointed to the Council recently.
The Communist opposition has accused the ruling Alliance of political persecution, but coalition heads hailed the Council's decision as a move toward making the public stations more impartial and more independent.
Mr. Todercan and Ms. Railean have often been accused of having close ties to the Party of Communists. Reports by independent media organizations established that, while the Communists were in power, the public television and radio stations were used to polish the ruling party's image and to criticize the opposition. For example, the stations spoke very little about the mass repression campaign that followed after the April 7 protests in Chisinau.
After the Alliance came to power, the two stations, especially public television, continued to generally praise the Communists and harshly critize the Government, generating accusations that, although the Party of Communists lost the elections, it maintained control over an important media outlet that is very popular with Moldovans, especially in rural areas.
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