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Megan Stephenson from the International Council for Democratic Institutions and State Sovereignty (ICDISS)

Megan Stephenson from the International Council for Democratic Institutions and State Sovereignty (ICDISS)

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Megan Stephenson: "Western NGOs can make headway when governments can't"Eyebrows were raised in Washington in April when a Western organization came out in favor of Pridnestrovie's claim to statehood. In this interview, ICDISS program coordinator Megan Stephenson explains why. [more]

<h1>Megan Stephenson from the International Council for Democratic Institutions and State Sovereignty (ICDISS)</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Megan Stephenson from the International Council for Democratic Institutions and State Sovereignty (ICDISS)</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>