Editorial
Moldova’s President Is Running Away from the Quarantine
Every week, President Igor Dodon visits different districts in the country, people’s courtyards, houses, and hospitals. Dodon is hiding from someone or something. During the quarantine, Dodon took his fam…
31 May 2020
Op-Ed: Older people’s rights and dignity must be protected amid COVID-19 pandemic
Across Europe, from Spain to Serbia, care homes for older people have become hotspots of COVID-19 infections. According to the World Health Organization, residents of long-term care facilities account for up to…
25 May 2020
Moldova: a Country Trapped in Oligarchs’ Black Plastic Bags
-Again you come up with these plastic bags.-I don’t know how much Costea gave me.-Give it back to Costea and he will give it to Cornel tomorrow. I have my flight tomorrow at 5 a.m. and he has to give the…
25 May 2020
Op-Ed: British Ambassador on COVID-19, Foreign Assistance and Vaccine Development
There has been a lot of noise recently about which country or international organization is doing the most to help Moldova to face the medical challenges and economic consequences of COVID-19. Much of the comme…
20 May 2020
President Igor Dodon Sues ZdG
President Igor Dodon sued Ziarul de Gardă. The head of state calls for the refutation of phrases that appeared in the investigation The President’s Luxurious Vacations, published in January 2020. The head of st…
18 May 2020
The President’s Non-Traditional Family
Moldova’s President Igor Dodon visited the Platon family from the village of Iordanovca, Basarabeasca district, the south of Moldova on May 13. However, he didn’t wear a mask or gloves, ignoring the epidemiolog…
18 May 2020
In Moldova, the Independent Media Fights for the Freedom of Press
The Moldovan press has been fighting for independence and access to information for 29 years. The guild has accomplished many things in these decades, some of the achievements opposing to the stated goal. …
11 May 2020
The Free Press, the Autocratic State, and Space
In Moldova, two months passed since the Government isolated itself from the independent media. For almost eight weeks, the Government has stopped holding press conferences, avoiding to answer the journalists…
03 May 2020
Dodon Searching for New Tricks
The COVID-19 virus stole Easter this year. Although the churches had their doors open, they remained empty. The virus kept people away from the church, away from the Easter traditions, away from each other, mor…
27 April 2020
The Doctors’ Silence
We all feel great concern for doctors these days. We are aware that in case we get sick the few doctors who are not infected with COVID-19 will not be able to help us. We need doctors the most, but we left them…
20 April 2020
