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Lawlessness and oppression in Moldova. Big protests in the capital of Moldova - Chisinau.

Over 200 people arrested overnight by security forces. Foreign journalists detained.

Support Rally in DC at the Moldovan Embassy today - April 10, 2009 from 4 pm -  2101 S St. Washington DC

The protest [in Chisinau] started as a result of obvious fraud of the Parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 5th. The main request of the protesters is that the votes be checked for frauds. There are rumors that there have been votes casted in the name of more than 100.000 deceased persons. Numerous supporters of the Communist party were issued multiple residence cards and were able to vote more than one time. Thus, it seems that the elections have been deliberately rigged to result in an unfairly obtained victory for the communists.

The protests started as a peaceful activity on Monday, April 6th. In the morning of Tuesday, April 7th, the situation abruptly changed and there was some violence that (I hope) everyone regrets. Personally, I do not grant my support to those violent acts and none of our group members do either.

The government has reacted by shutting down internet connections, blocking Moldovan websites (particularly of the independent online newspapers), jamming cell phone reception and shutting down entrances to the capital so that protesters from other cities cannot enter and freely express themselves. In sum, the government is clamping down on freedom of political expression within Moldova and is committing human rights violations on what would have otherwise been peaceful demonstration.

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IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VOICES OF MOLDOVAN ANTI-COMMUNIST PROTESTS TO BE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD, WE ARE SCHEDULING A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC MOLDOVA THIS FRIDAY, April 10th, AT 4PM IN FRONT OF THE MOLDOVAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON DC.
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