 RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report 10/19/2010 7:55:47 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. For more stories on Eastern Europe, please visit and bookmark our Eastern Europe page . |
| Moldova  Voices Of Moldovan Prisoners -- In One Minute Several young prison inmates in Moldova have produced short films in which they share their experiences, fears, and hopes for a better a future. The teenagers, all detained at Lipcani prison, took part in a UNICEF-sponsored program called oneminutesjr, during which they learned to tell their personal stories through video. More  Voronin Stays True To Form Beyond Vladimir Voronin's demand that the European Union condemn an official from a member country for rejecting the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, his comments represent an implicit admission of his own Communist Party's illegitimacy. More  Czechs Arrest Ukraine Ex-Minister Police in the Czech Republic say they have arrested former Ukrainian Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn on the basis of an international warrant alleging abuses while in office. More  Ukrainians Protest Language Bill About 200 people picketed the Ukrainian parliament building today to protest a language bill they say would boost the status of Russian at the expense of Ukrainian. More  Ex-U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Says Democratic 'Space May Be Shrinking' A recent public opinion poll by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) found that a majority of Ukrainians are either concerned or alarmed about reversals of democratic rights and freedoms under President Viktor Yanukovych. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service director, Irena Chalupa, spoke to Steven Pifer, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 1998-2000, about the state of Ukrainian democracy. More  Kremlin's Ruling Party Boosts Ties Across The Former Soviet Union Following a model that seems to have worked in Ukraine, where a pro-Western president was replaced earlier this year by a pro-Russian one, United Russia is also now working actively with friendly parties in Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia -- all countries whose political vector is up for grabs in the next 18 months. More  Concerns Mount About Press Freedom In Ukraine As Journalist Attacked A journalist in Donetsk is recovering from a severe beating he says came from local police, as the European Union and the United States press Kyiv over the disappearance of another Ukrainian journalist, Vasyl Klymentyev. More |
