#Exhibit of the Month

The work In Memoriam. In Memory of the Heroes Who Fell at the Nistru (1992) was developed within the Center for Culture and Military History and published under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, the Bureau for Reintegration, and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova. Authors: Gheorghe Bălan, Vitalie Ciobanu, Gheorghe Cojocaru.

This work provides a retrospective of the events that led to the outbreak of the war on the Nistru, accompanied by photographs of the heroes who lost their lives in the battles to defend the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova.

On March 2, 1992, the political conflict in the Nistru region escalated into a true fratricidal war. Under the fabricated pretext of "defending Russia's southern borders," political adventurers from the former Soviet metropolis encouraged Transnistrian separatism by arming secessionist paramilitary groups. At the same time, thousands of mercenary Cossacks and prisoners released early from jails, along with tanks and missiles, were sent against Independent Moldova, in a desperate attempt to revive the fallen empire.

Russia's undeclared war against the Republic of Moldova left behind hundreds of dead and wounded, shattered families, and villages in ruins. More than 50,000 peaceful residents from the conflict zone were forced to flee their homes, seeking refuge from the horrors of war.

For the sake of freedom and the future, Moldova's defenders faced death, enduring the hardships and humiliations of war.

During the Nistru war, 198 soldiers of the National Army and 89 personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs lost their lives, while 40 combatants went missing without a trace, and nearly 300 were left disabled.

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“Corruption in the Republic of Moldova. 30 years of struggle”

December 9-19, 2021

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 12:00, on the International Anti-Corruption Day, "Ziarului de Gardă" organized a thematic exhibition at the National Museum of History of Moldova, entitled "Corruption in the Republic of Moldova. 30 years of struggle".

The exhibition is a timeline of the Republic of Moldova history since the declaration of independence to the present, which combines countless acts of corruption, money laundering, abuses in public office with the anti-corruption spirit generated in society, in the press, in the newsrooms of investigations, in civil society organizations, in protest movements or in families.

The exhibition contains documents, photographs, thought-provoking objects, letters and testimonies from people who have tried to expose corruption, step by step, year after year, as well as discussions about transparency, respect for fundamental rights and rights of access to information.

The exhibition was attended by several representatives of the independent media from the Republic of Moldova, civic activists, as well as loyal readers of "Ziarului de Gardă". It will be available to the public until December 19, 2021.

The opening was attended by ambassadors, ministers, activists, journalists, members of law institutions, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chisinau, as well as young journalism students who came to be inspired.

Source: Ziarul de Gardă