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After the “Black Tuesday”, it became increasingly difficult to keep track of the protests and related events and determine which ones are actually connected to this movement and which aren’t. On top of foreign officials reacting and demanding explanations, the opposition and even some unions staged protests and tried to take over those organized by […]

December 9: The week started with a particularly visible protest staged Monday morning by Greenpeace, 50 activists from ten countries climbing over the wall surrounding the Parliament building and digging in the courtyard to protest against the changes to the Mining Law which were being discussed by the relevant Parliamentary Committees that day and set […]

After the thirteenth and fourteenth Sundays, a fifteenth Sunday protest seemed unlikely, and the fact that many of the known activists were leaving for Pungesti over the course of the week made them unsure about announcing any weekend events here even after the December 2 protest. However, due to the worsening situation at Pungesti, not […]

As a result of the events taking place in Pungesti, the week started with a group of about 25 protesters gathering in front of the Government building Monday morning, starting from 11 AM, the gendarmes who wanted them to clear the area apparently asking them to go inside in groups of two and request an […]

A major negative development was the fact that a new environmental permit for the Certej cyanide mining project was granted on Tuesday, while on the same day the Ministry of Environment withdrew its legal challenge against the one granted last year. However, despite the significant on-line backlash, I’m not aware of anything happening in the […]