Articles from Tiraspol Times

News -

	Journalistic freedom: Tiraspol Times staff weighing options after Moldovan gag law - In the aftermath of a sweeping ban of "pro-separatist" media, journalists at The Tiraspol Times are weighing their options and seeking legal advice. On 5 June 2008, Moldova outlawed newspapers whose articles can be interpreted as positive coverage of Transdniestria. Moldova's legal authority over Transdniestria is in doubt but the country can enforce its laws internationally. ...
	Moldova outlaws Tiraspol Times; others - Moldova's Parliament has passed a sweeping law banning newspapers which "instigate territorial separatism". The ban applies to The Tiraspol Times and a number of other publications. Journalists can now be prosecuted for merely reporting the views of politicians and community leaders who are in favor of Transdniestria's independence....
	Transdniestria: Free market reforms cut red tape for small businesses - The pace of economic reform is speeding up in Pridnestrovie with measures to boost local manufacturing and small businesses. Registration time for new firms is cut in half. New companies are also given a three year tax free "no tax holiday." ...

	Moldova on human trafficking blacklist due to government complicity
	Romania's former Foreign Minister says Moldova should "decouple" from Trans-Dniester
	No more taboos: Tiraspol celebrates birthday of city's own Mikhail Larionov
	To Transnistria's plan of peace, Moldova responds with plan of war
	Graduate of Tiraspol "star factory" heads for top spot in European football
	Journalists cry out for help as free press is silenced in Moldova
	Moldova crackdown on press freedom brings international criticism
	U.S. disappointed with Kosovo for poor lobbying; limited recognition
	In Brussels, Moldova's Voronin sets conditions for new Pridnestrovie talks
	Inflation has Pridnestrovie officials worried
	Independence supporters from civil society and churches march in Tiraspol
	Female bodybuilders stand out in Tiraspol 2008 championship
	Brussels statement: Unrecognized states need voice in world community
	Moldova approval not needed for Transdniester independence
	Left-wing opposition demands Smirnov's resignation at Tiraspol protest rally
	Let Abkhazia have freedom and openness, recommends Wall Street Journal
	EU Parliament group wants Europe to "re-consider relations with Moldova after Pride violence"
	Moldova and Transdniester Parliament leaders meet in Brussels for EU-led talks
	Jehovah's Witnesses stonewalled by bureaucracy in Transdniestria
	Moldova police helping gay bashers attack minorities

Features -

Independence Day 2008 marks 18 years of Pridnestrovie living on its own - 18 years of 'de facto' independence was celebrated in Pridnestrovie on 2 Sep 2008. The republic declared independence one year before Moldova....

	Pridnestrovie minority MPs recall beatings and attacks in Moldova Parliament
	Negotiations must reflect an objective reality, says Henry Kissinger
	Undiplomatic relations: Pridnestrovie clashes with Bulgaria, Romania
	Dynamics of the Moldova / Transdniestria ethnic conflict (1988-92)
	The 2003 plan for a common state with Moldova that Transdniester agreed to
	Moving past a "frozen conflict", voters in Pridnestrovie look to the future

Opinion -

What resurrecting Cold War with Russia costs us - It doesn't matter to the West who rules Transdniestria, as long as the territory's future is democratically decided by the people who live there. What matters far more is the future of geopolitical relations and the worldwide partnership with Russia, as U.S. military strategist Thomas P.M. Barnett points out....

	The West is strategically wrong on Russia
	Who Started Cold War II?
	Blowback from bear-baiting
	New media control laws
	Transdniestria looks to Europe for support
	As democracy spreads, new countries will be born

Interviews -

Igor Smirnov: "We have not worked enough with other countries" - Pridnestrovie's President admits that his country hasn't done enough to actively promote its diplomatic interests abroad. Igor Smirnov wants to establish closer ties to some of the many members of the United Nations. In this interview, he re-affirms that international recognition of PMR's independence is the main goal....

	Igor Smirnov: "There can be no common state with Moldova ... our people made that very clear"
	Alexei Ostrovsky: "Some political forces are ready to immediately recognize the unrecognized republics"
	Vladimir Voronin: "I can no longer hide my optimism"
	Valerianus Tulgar: "Moldovans in Transnistria overwhelmingly back independent statehood"
	Yevgeny Shevchuk: "Pridnestrovie must engage constructively with Moldova and Ukraine"
	Nina Dyulgerova: "Extrapolation of the Kosovo precedent is inevitable"

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