The following is an open letter from the mayor of Chisinau going out to the world. Hwlp spreading it!
Dear Mr/Mrs,
The Republic of Moldova encounters severe violations of human rights. Following the manifestations on 7th of April 2009, when the presidential and parliament buildings were seized by the protesters, the Moldovan police unleashed a wave of mass terror and intimidation against the citizens. Youth, including minors, has been particularly targeted. Journalists who did not participate in the protests were arrested along with protesters, both violent and peaceful.
The police acted in full force and have been arresting people on the street, students in high schools, universities and youth hostels, but also church attendants returning from the Easter mass. The arrest procedure is not followed through. Those apprehended, men or women, are beaten with cruelty and subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment. There are reports of torture and one death. Not all arrests have been reported. There are still parents in search of their missing children to whom access to their children’s’ whereabouts is denied.
Those released contend that the arrested are kept in dreadful conditions (15-20 people in a 10 m2 cell), beaten with brutality and compelled to sign under false statements. Spot trials are held in police premises with no or limited access to defense. The access to detention facilities is denied including to lawyers and human rights organizations. The repeated requests of the mayor of Chisinau to access the detention facilities were irrefutably turned down.
According to the police, 200 citizens remain under arrest. However, the Moldovan media compiled a list of some 800 missing people believed to be in police’s arrest. Over 50 people were hospitalized in Chisinau after having been beaten by police. There is information that in order to hide the abuses, the detained citizens are transported in other municipalities like Taraclia, Vulcanesti.
We therefore request your immediate involvement to:
• Secure the observance of human rights;
• Stop the inhuman and degrading treatment, torture in places of detention;
• Cessation of terror, the abduction of persons, threats and intimidation;
• Demand access to defence attorneys and fair trial;
• Ensure access the NGOs and media in places of detention;
• Guarantee the rights of the detent, primarily in defense;
• End the illegal arrests;
• Punish the guilty people of committing abuses and release the innocent one.
Evidence and Pictures:
Herein are the brief information and audio/video testimonies of those people who were arrested, abused and kidnapped.
Sergiu Cretu –bone fracture of humerus (arm): 23 years old, peaceful protester, beaten at the police station. For his own secure,
refused to be photographed.
A young person, who request anonymity – bone fracture of humerus (arm), cerebral concussion, muscles contusions/bruises: 23 years old, peaceful protester, beaten in the Park by the police which were civilian-dressed and in uniform.
A young person, who request anonymity – torture, cerebral concussion, muscles contusions/bruises: 19 years old, did not participate in any protests, insulted, humiliated and beaten at the police station.
Popa Andrei – cerebral concussion, facial contusion/bruises: 18 years old, did not participate in any protest, beaten at the police station, received no food and water during 24 hours, were arrested 22 people in 12 m2 .
Roscot Denis - cerebral concussion, nasal bones fracture, facial contusion: 20 years old, student, peaceful protester, beaten at the police station, forced to sign a false statement, handcuffed to the hospital bed for one night.
Damian Hancu – torture, cerebral concussion, fracture of the arm fingers, muscle contusions/bruises: student at the Faculty of Law in Lyon, France. 23 years old, peaceful protester, did not participate in violent actions. Was held by the civilian-dressed state police, on April 7, in the center of Chisinau, as a result of discussions with Swedish journalists. After being tortured, by the policemen during several hours, he was forced to sign a false statement - guilty for instigation and bribed by the opposition to participate in protests. Herein you can find attached the audio/video testimony of Damian Hancu in English, the medical certificate and the request to the prosecutor.
Valeriu Boboc - dead, broken ribs as a result of strikes, a plague on the head as a result of blows with blunt objects: 23 years old, workman, married, father of a 1.5 year old child; peaceful participant at the protest . Arrived in the Square after 5.00 p.m., when the presidential and parliament buildings were ravaged. Killed as a result of the massive police attack on protesters in the night of 7 to April 8. According to the police - found dead in the Great National Assembly Square. Cause of death according to the certificate of death (hereof attached) - unknown toxic poisoning.
Yours sincerely,
Dorin Chirtoaca,
General Mayor of Chisinau
Source: facebook
Showing posts with label Chisinau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chisinau. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Don't believe anything!
There is a massive wave of desinformation, possibly released to scare people away from participating in protests. Don't take anything you read as more than a rumour than can be true or false. The Moldovan government do everything they can to interrupt a free exchange of information, and might well spread lies. The folowing text is from Elena Zgardan's blog.
I don't know why Moldovan Ministry of Internal Affairs declared that the organisers of the protests have been arrested, and one of them Natalia Morari!!! That is not true. Natalia is not arrested and is safe. Yes three man visited her house but she was not there.
As well the press wrote that the business man Gabriel Stati was arrested in Ukraine. False!!! He is not arrested and apparently he is in Moldova. Nor Romania nor Ukraine or Russia!!
As I previously said in Moldova came huge amounts of arms from Russia. Now I know that Russian forces are coming to Moldova. They are in Transnistria right now!!
They are ready for tomorrow!! And there will be challenges again from communists' side!! That is what they expect.
We were told to switch off our phones because they are listened. As well we are followed.
Exhausted!
As well the press wrote that the business man Gabriel Stati was arrested in Ukraine. False!!! He is not arrested and apparently he is in Moldova. Nor Romania nor Ukraine or Russia!!
As I previously said in Moldova came huge amounts of arms from Russia. Now I know that Russian forces are coming to Moldova. They are in Transnistria right now!!
They are ready for tomorrow!! And there will be challenges again from communists' side!! That is what they expect.
We were told to switch off our phones because they are listened. As well we are followed.
Exhausted!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Repression in Chisinau
New protests are announced and today around 200 people are protesting in the center, Moscovici says.
Lots of people have been arrested today, not in connection with any rpotests. Police are reported to have taken students out of the lecture halls. In this clip the protesters ask where the police have taken a number of school kids, without answer. (See the twitter channel)
Among the arrested are also foreign citizens (most likely Romanians) and journalists. Reporters claim not to have been let into the coutry, and this Moldovan journalist explains that he has been beaten by policemen without uniforms.
Among the arrested are the businessman Gabriel Stati, accused of financing the "attempt to coup de etat" and journalist Natalia Moraru.
Lots of people have been arrested today, not in connection with any rpotests. Police are reported to have taken students out of the lecture halls. In this clip the protesters ask where the police have taken a number of school kids, without answer. (See the twitter channel)
Among the arrested are also foreign citizens (most likely Romanians) and journalists. Reporters claim not to have been let into the coutry, and this Moldovan journalist explains that he has been beaten by policemen without uniforms.
Among the arrested are the businessman Gabriel Stati, accused of financing the "attempt to coup de etat" and journalist Natalia Moraru.
Declaration from the protesters
A decalaration from the protesters is available online, I translate it here, and put up the picture in case something happens with unimedia.info
Declaration FAM
(Moldovan Anticommunist Forum)
"We have no political colour - we are pure and transparent!
The first official declaration from the protesters in the Moldovan capital.
We are many, we are young, we are united. We are going until the end
You can not control us any longer!
We're tired to endure a totalitarian regime, maintained by fear and terror!
Communism is guilty of the biggest genocide in history!
We don't want to be ruled by those that killed and abducted our parents and grandparents.
We ask for the resignation of President Voronin, and the legal ban of the communist party.
We do not want extrem solutions -
we want the president to be sentenced according to the constitution!
We don't forward anyones politics and noone is paying us!
We have no political colour - we are pure and transparent!
Down with the communist magnates who sent us to work illegaly
and take our money even through Western Union!
The luxury furniture and the parquetry in the presidency and in the parliament
are bought from the fees for exchanging foreign currency!
We do not want to go to Italy, Portugal, Spain!
We do not want to go to Canada or Moscow!
We want to work and to be paied in our own country!
We want a state based on respec and confidence, not on fear and blackmailing (My comment: word ending invisible)
Declaration FAM
(Moldovan Anticommunist Forum)
"We have no political colour - we are pure and transparent!
The first official declaration from the protesters in the Moldovan capital.
We are many, we are young, we are united. We are going until the end
You can not control us any longer!
We're tired to endure a totalitarian regime, maintained by fear and terror!
Communism is guilty of the biggest genocide in history!
We don't want to be ruled by those that killed and abducted our parents and grandparents.
We ask for the resignation of President Voronin, and the legal ban of the communist party.
We do not want extrem solutions -
we want the president to be sentenced according to the constitution!
We don't forward anyones politics and noone is paying us!
We have no political colour - we are pure and transparent!
Down with the communist magnates who sent us to work illegaly
and take our money even through Western Union!
The luxury furniture and the parquetry in the presidency and in the parliament
are bought from the fees for exchanging foreign currency!
We do not want to go to Italy, Portugal, Spain!
We do not want to go to Canada or Moscow!
We want to work and to be paied in our own country!
We want a state based on respec and confidence, not on fear and blackmailing (My comment: word ending invisible)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Chisinau protests 17:53
It is unclear to me how the state is at the moment in Chisinau. Clear is that:
Protesters are gathered. Less than yesterday, but eyewitnesses on the twitterchannel speak about thousands.
No clashes seem have appeared at the moment writing. Most tweets during the day said that protests were calm. In the afternoon tweets mention a more tense situation.
Baroness Emma Nicholsson, part of the OSCE commission tells BBC that she is suspicious about the election results. Many talk about dead people "voting", prisoners getting shortened punishment if they votes communist etc.
School kids were not allowed to leave the schools during the day. A high school pupil has been relegated, apperantly to state an example.
Moldovan government accuses Romania for organising the protests, and Romanian citizens are now required VISA to enter Moldova.
The government is also using a hard language against the opposition, that might be held responsible.
Liberals and Liberal democrats have blamed youngsters from the pretty far right Christ Democratic party for causing problems yesterday.
Lots and lots of posts say that the violence was instigated by police provocateurs.
No reactions so far from western or other governments. Personally i look forward to a Swedish as well as Bulgarian comment...
Protesters are gathered. Less than yesterday, but eyewitnesses on the twitterchannel speak about thousands.
No clashes seem have appeared at the moment writing. Most tweets during the day said that protests were calm. In the afternoon tweets mention a more tense situation.
Baroness Emma Nicholsson, part of the OSCE commission tells BBC that she is suspicious about the election results. Many talk about dead people "voting", prisoners getting shortened punishment if they votes communist etc.
School kids were not allowed to leave the schools during the day. A high school pupil has been relegated, apperantly to state an example.
Moldovan government accuses Romania for organising the protests, and Romanian citizens are now required VISA to enter Moldova.
The government is also using a hard language against the opposition, that might be held responsible.
Liberals and Liberal democrats have blamed youngsters from the pretty far right Christ Democratic party for causing problems yesterday.
Lots and lots of posts say that the violence was instigated by police provocateurs.
No reactions so far from western or other governments. Personally i look forward to a Swedish as well as Bulgarian comment...
Calm in Chisinau
I am currently listening to Deutsche Welle online (A great source of news in Romanian as well as Bulgarian) interviewing an eyewitness, that was at the cetnral square 30 min ago. He says that everything is calm, lots of policemen around the central buildings.
People in town are working, of course talking about last nights event, but currently peace is reigning.
People in town are working, of course talking about last nights event, but currently peace is reigning.
Good news
Finally some good news:
This is a struggle for human rights in Moldova, not for a Great Romania. Anyone involved, make sure to include also Russians!
Source: Twitter
- No violence reported today
- Borders, at least at Sculeni are re-opened
- Noone seem to have been killed yesterday. Neither policemen, nor protesters.
This is a struggle for human rights in Moldova, not for a Great Romania. Anyone involved, make sure to include also Russians!
Source: Twitter
Chisinau protests 11:38
In the morning around 1000 people are said the have gathered in central Chisinau to continue protests. Police are ready fro action, but no clashes are reported.
Twitters try to wake CNN up, and ask for international support.
Adevarul writes that opposition politician Sergiu Mocanu has been arrested.
I can now open stireazilei.md Don't know if it means that the internet is back. Borders of Moldova and Chisinau are still closed.
Source Twitter, Adevarul
Twitters try to wake CNN up, and ask for international support.
Adevarul writes that opposition politician Sergiu Mocanu has been arrested.
I can now open stireazilei.md Don't know if it means that the internet is back. Borders of Moldova and Chisinau are still closed.
Source Twitter, Adevarul
Swedish blog
There is a well written blog post online in Swedish describing the events.
Lars writes that the police were surprisingly passive, compared to western europe protests, that there is a risk that the Communists will use the events in their propaganda, and that there is a touch of Romanian nationalism to the protests.
Lars writes that the police were surprisingly passive, compared to western europe protests, that there is a risk that the Communists will use the events in their propaganda, and that there is a touch of Romanian nationalism to the protests.
Chisinau protests 09:59
Lots of youtube videos are now up where shots can be heard in the background, taken aroun 01.00 tonight when the police cleared the square. At this time only a small aprt of the original 30 00 protesters were there, running amoc in central Chisniau.
Police says to control downtown Chisinau and also the entrances to the country and the capital, to prevent further protests.
In Moldovan TV the blame is put on the opposition. At the meetings yesterday however, they deliberatley asked everyone to abstain from violence and illegal actions.
Around 200 people are said to be protested. To me it suggests that the police did not have any control at all - at the 14 january protests in Sofia I have heard that around 164 people were arrested, out of 5000 protesters. It's also visible on all pictures how poorly equiped the policemen are, which I think make the situation even worse. Polcemen that fear for their own life are dangerous.
Sorces: antena3 twitter
Police says to control downtown Chisinau and also the entrances to the country and the capital, to prevent further protests.
In Moldovan TV the blame is put on the opposition. At the meetings yesterday however, they deliberatley asked everyone to abstain from violence and illegal actions.
Around 200 people are said to be protested. To me it suggests that the police did not have any control at all - at the 14 january protests in Sofia I have heard that around 164 people were arrested, out of 5000 protesters. It's also visible on all pictures how poorly equiped the policemen are, which I think make the situation even worse. Polcemen that fear for their own life are dangerous.
Sorces: antena3 twitter
Night developments
The police have taken control over building in central Chisinau, BBC and other report.
Antena3.ro says that there has been shots fired tonight, as police claim they were preventing the devastation of magazines. Deaths are not reported. Reuter apperantly has a reporter in Chisinau, that is quoted saying this morning there is not a single person in the big square.
On unimedia.info there are pictures from around 23:00 yesterday night. No violence is shown on these pictures.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) the protesters have promised to come back at 10:00
Yesterday solidarity demonstrations were held in cities in Romania. Also Bulgaria e Nasha have expressed their support for a change in Moldova i two posts here and here.
Antena3.ro says that there has been shots fired tonight, as police claim they were preventing the devastation of magazines. Deaths are not reported. Reuter apperantly has a reporter in Chisinau, that is quoted saying this morning there is not a single person in the big square.
On unimedia.info there are pictures from around 23:00 yesterday night. No violence is shown on these pictures.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) the protesters have promised to come back at 10:00
Yesterday solidarity demonstrations were held in cities in Romania. Also Bulgaria e Nasha have expressed their support for a change in Moldova i two posts here and here.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Police charges protesters
The police have charged and attack the around 10 000 protesters that stick around on the square. The official demonstrations are planned to be taken up on Wednesday 10.00.
In the twitter channel there is lots of fear of what will happen in the darkness of the night. There are rumours about tanks rolling into town, and many sources say that policemen, dressed in civilian clothes attack people in the streets. There is also dissapointment with the coverage in western media like CNN and BBC.
Source: twitter
In the twitter channel there is lots of fear of what will happen in the darkness of the night. There are rumours about tanks rolling into town, and many sources say that policemen, dressed in civilian clothes attack people in the streets. There is also dissapointment with the coverage in western media like CNN and BBC.
Source: twitter
Protests continue 20:19
The situation remains out of anyone's control in Chisinau. A number of the protesters, have followed the opposition leaders advice to go home. Up to 20 000 are waiting at the central square for the net police charge.
A number of persons are dead, I can not now say how many, and hundereds, both policemen and demonstrators have been hurt.
The government and the liberal opposition have agreed to re-count the votes from the elections 5th of April. But what is hapening seem to be out of their control.
Romania officially abstains from anything than urging everyone to maintain constitutional and human rights, but from a Russian offical Romania has been singled out for trying to overthrow the Moldovan overnment.
Demonstrations are reported also from smaller Moldovan towns like Ungheni and Balti. In Balti protesters have been arrested,In major Romanian cities solidarity demonstrations are also being held.
President Voronins latest speech was held in Russian, where he named the protests an attemt to coup de etat. In Romanian media and Moldovan tweets there are speculations about the Russian 14th Army, situated 30 min from Chisinau will bring down the protests.
Sources: hotnews.ro twitter
A number of persons are dead, I can not now say how many, and hundereds, both policemen and demonstrators have been hurt.
The government and the liberal opposition have agreed to re-count the votes from the elections 5th of April. But what is hapening seem to be out of their control.
Romania officially abstains from anything than urging everyone to maintain constitutional and human rights, but from a Russian offical Romania has been singled out for trying to overthrow the Moldovan overnment.
Demonstrations are reported also from smaller Moldovan towns like Ungheni and Balti. In Balti protesters have been arrested,In major Romanian cities solidarity demonstrations are also being held.
President Voronins latest speech was held in Russian, where he named the protests an attemt to coup de etat. In Romanian media and Moldovan tweets there are speculations about the Russian 14th Army, situated 30 min from Chisinau will bring down the protests.
Sources: hotnews.ro twitter
Body count
Killed: 2 policemen, one protesters
Hurt: At least 100 policemen, at least 50 protesters
Source: antena3.ro
Hurt: At least 100 policemen, at least 50 protesters
Source: antena3.ro
Fights continue
Fights in the streets of Chisinau continue. The parliament is burning. At least 50 protesters are hurt.
A romanian reporter has been hurt by some sort of missile in the action.
Source: Miscovici antena3.ro
A romanian reporter has been hurt by some sort of missile in the action.
Source: Miscovici antena3.ro
Police prepare to storm parliament
Protesters have gathered at the big cetnral square, listening to the opposition leaders.
The police is preparing to storm the parliament.
Sources: Moscovici , unimedia.info (In English!)
The police is preparing to storm the parliament.
Sources: Moscovici , unimedia.info (In English!)
Deutsche Welle reports
that police have been shooting with rubber bullets, whitout hurting anyone with them.
At least 30 persons have been hurt, 20 had to stay in hospital.
Opposition leaders claim that the acts of violence originate from provocateurs. They ask parents too keep their kids at home tonight.
The communists call what has happened "an attempt to Coup de etat".
Given that OSCE yesterday stated that Moldovas elections "met many international standards and commitments, but further improvements are required" and "The people of Moldova are to be congratulated on a relaxed, mainly well-run and democratic polling day. Now the new parliament needs to make the necessary improvements to Moldova's legal framework and electoral code," said David Wilshire, head of the delegation of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly."
The Moldovan border is now closed. Romanians have been prevented from entering the country.
there is a twitter tag #pman , where tweets about the events are happened. It's by far the best source of news now, and I as well as western newspapers depend on it. many of them are in English.
I am very confused about any possible outcome of this...
Sources: Deutsche Welle, OSCE
At least 30 persons have been hurt, 20 had to stay in hospital.
Opposition leaders claim that the acts of violence originate from provocateurs. They ask parents too keep their kids at home tonight.
The communists call what has happened "an attempt to Coup de etat".
Given that OSCE yesterday stated that Moldovas elections "met many international standards and commitments, but further improvements are required" and "The people of Moldova are to be congratulated on a relaxed, mainly well-run and democratic polling day. Now the new parliament needs to make the necessary improvements to Moldova's legal framework and electoral code," said David Wilshire, head of the delegation of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly."
The Moldovan border is now closed. Romanians have been prevented from entering the country.
there is a twitter tag #pman , where tweets about the events are happened. It's by far the best source of news now, and I as well as western newspapers depend on it. many of them are in English.
I am very confused about any possible outcome of this...
Sources: Deutsche Welle, OSCE
Demonstrators head for national TV
The demonstrators are now heading for the national TV, trying to take it over.
In the night there will be a curfew, guarded by Military, shooting anyone that moves.
Source: antena3.ro
In the night there will be a curfew, guarded by Military, shooting anyone that moves.
Source: antena3.ro
At least thwo dead in Chisinau
Anntenna 3, reporting live from Chisinau reports that one young girl has been shot by the polics.
At least two policemen are dead.
Information is not confirmed. All internet connection with Moldova is cut.
Source: http://antena3.ro/
At least two policemen are dead.
Information is not confirmed. All internet connection with Moldova is cut.
Source: http://antena3.ro/
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