A former Romanian intelligence officer has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for Holocaust denial in the first-ever conviction under the country’s 2002 law.
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Politieke moorden, een lange Roemeense traditie
Op vrijdag 19 juni j.l. werd een hooggeplaatste Iraanse rechter dood aangetroffen in een hotel in Boekarest. Was het een ongeluk? Zelfmoord? Of was zijn dood het werk van ayatollahs of criminelen, en daarmee een nieuw hoofdstuk in een lange geschiedenis van politieke moorden in Roemenië?
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¿Quién mató al mulá Mansuri?
l pasado 19 de junio, viernes, Bucarest fue escenario de una muerte de novela. Las redacciones de los periódicos ya se preparaban para irse de fin de semana cuando llegó el comunicado de la Policía: un hombre extranjero de 52 años había fallecido en un céntrico hotel de la capital rumana tras caer de uno de los pisos superiores.
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Body of Fugitive Judge to be Returned to Iran
The body of Gholamreza Mansouri, a former judge wanted on corruption charges, will be returned from Romania to Iran once coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, Abbas Mousavi, the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry announced in a press conference on July 13.
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Tensions Between Iranian and Romanian Officials as Mansouri Investigation Continues
Romania Rebukes Iran as Investigation Continues
New facts have emerged surrounding the death of the former judge Gholamreza Mansouri, whose body was found in a Bucharest hotel last Friday, June 19. Shortly before the fall inside Hotel Duke, Mansouri had paid for his accommodation and packed his bags, say sources close to the team of investigators. Among his personal belongings, the police found several mobile phones and SIM cards, local media reported.
Will Romania’s Investigation into the Fugitive Judge’s Death be Independent and Fair?
Today the Bucharest police homicide department continues its investigation into the death of Gholamreza Mansouri, the former judge who was found dead in a Bucharest hotel on the afternoon of Friday, June 19. As part of suspicions surrounding Mansouri’s death, questions have arisen about possible political bias in the investigation, as both Romanian authorities and the Iranian foreign ministry immediately assumed Mansouri committed suicide.
The Mysterious Death of an Iranian Judge in Romania
Labor Shortages Threaten to Derail Central & Eastern European Economies
After twenty years of growth, labor shortages threaten to derail the economies of Central and Eastern Europe. Since the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia joined the EU in 2004, followed by Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, their economies have been boosted through a combination of capital from multinationals and cheap and well-educated local workers.
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Romania Takes Over EU Presidency While On Collision Course With Brussels
On January 1, Romania took over the rotating presidency of the European Union from Austria. The social democratic PSD-ALDE government led by PrimeMinister Viorica Dăncilă, in cooperation with President Klaus Iohannis from the liberal PNL, will take on important European dossiers like migration and the multi-annual EU budget. Romania will also have to facilitate Brexit on March 29.
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