4 Things You Should Know About Moldova’s Anti-Oligarch Uprising

And They Are Not What Mainstream Global Media Have Been Telling You

A protester at anti-government tent camp near the Moldovan parliament in Chisinau, September 2015. Photo: Kira Tolstyakova, Hromadske

Moldova, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, is one of Europe’s poorest countries and hit the headlines internationally after it was rocked by a wave of mass protests in 2015–2016. In January, 2016 they turned violent as thousands stormed the country’s parliament calling for early elections and for an end to corruption. But what’s triggered this situation and who exactly is protesting?

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4 Things You Should Know About Moldova’s Anti-Oligarch Uprising