Our Lord Jesus is a common sight in Tiraspol. Not so in Moldova, where lawmakers are accused of anti-religious discrimination

Our Lord Jesus is a common sight in Tiraspol. Not so in Moldova, where lawmakers are accused of anti-religious discrimination

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Minority human rights and religious freedom under attack in MoldovaA Washington watch group warns that Moldova's draft religion law threatens fundamental rights. The Institute on Religion and Public Policy says that the law "represent[s] a serious setback for religious freedom in Moldova". In contrast, it had no criticism of Pridnestrovie. [more]

<h1>Our Lord Jesus is a common sight in Tiraspol. Not so in Moldova, where lawmakers are accused of anti-religious discrimination</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/">Our Lord Jesus is a common sight in Tiraspol. Not so in Moldova, where lawmakers are accused of anti-religious discrimination</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>