Pridnestrovie is a sovereign republic with its own law enforcement, armed forces, a budget with independent sources of revenue, as well as a constitution and separate state symbols. Bookmark this page and make it your startpage for a variety of topics as new articles are added to the background information database.
ELECTIONS:
Voters support independence by wide margin [0]
An overwhelming majority of the population voted for independence in a referendum in 2006. International observers declared the vote free and fair. But Moldova refuses to respect the will of the people, and the West is slow in recognizing the young country's democracy. Barely twice ...[more] [0]
Not only do Pridnestrovians support their nation's current independence, they also have great trust in its democratic institutions and claim that living standards are better than in Moldova. The European Union recognizes Pridnestrovie's democratic reforms and open, market-oriented economy....[more] [0]
GOVERNMENT:
They fell for our freedom [0]
Visit our home [0]
We shall overcome [0]
Catching smugglers in the act [0]
Flying the red-and-green flag [0]
Searching for drugs [0]
Guard of Honor [0]
Welcome to Pridnestrovie! [0]
Enduring freedom [0]
Electronic customs control [0]
HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS:
International Tribunal faults Moldova for 1992 massacres [0]
Moldova: Model to follow ... or human rights disaster? [0]
Censorship in Moldova: Pridnestrovie's media banned [0]
Moldovan schools in Pridnestrovie [0]
Background facts: Mistreatment of ethnic minorities in Moldova, 1988-92 [0]
Referendum on independence or federation with Moldova [0]
Pridnestrovie: Founded on minority rights [0]
Human rights treaties signed, ratified by parliament [0]
Pridnestrovie's Constitution [0]
Protesting OSCE bias [0]
THE PRIDNESTROVIAN STATE:
Pridnestrovie's official state organs [0]
Stronger international ties to secure Pridnestrovie's place in the new Europe [0]
Law enforcement and armed forces of Pridnestrovie [0]
Without outside help, Pridnestrovie's state provides social safety net [0]
Is Pridnestrovie a country? [0]
Ten things you didn't know about Europe's newest country [0]
UN and OSCE: Pridnestrovie is "different" and "distinct" [0]
Background analysis: PMR's sovereignty in international law [0]
State insignia [0]
Does size matter? Pridnestrovie compared to other countries [0]
BLACK PROPAGANDA:
No evidence of smuggling; allegations "wildly exaggerated" [0]
Mudslinging: Black hole or Black ops? [0]
PMR doesn't make weapons, experts admit [0]
Western officials: No drug smuggling in Pridnestrovie [0]
Sex slavery and human trafficking [0]
International inspectors: No arms production in Pridnestrovie [0]
TRAVEL:
Tips for the visitor: Getting here and around [0]
A visit to Pridnestrovie: What life is really like here [0]
