Moldova: Information on a pro-Russian group called Renaissance and harassment of its members between 1990 and 1995
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA24231.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Moldova: Information on a pro-Russian group called Renaissance and harassment of its members between 1990 and 1995, 1 June 1996, MDA24231.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aae128.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on a group called Renaissance is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, for information on a group called Rebirth, please consult the attachment to Response to Information Request MDA22131.E of 11 December 1995. A group called Vozrozheniye, which according to the above-mentioned attachment means Rebirth in Russian, is briefly mentioned in two of the sources consulted by the DIRB. One of these articles, mentions a group called Vozrozhdeniye in a list of several organizations in Moldova in 1990 (TASS 3 Mar. 1990). The second article mentions a Russian electoral bloc called Vozrozhdenie that intended to include the head of the Transdniester Republic, Igor Smirnov, on its candidates list for the Russian parliamentary elections in 1995 (OMRI 31 Aug. 1995).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of other sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest [Prague]. 31 August 1995. No. 170, Part 1. Ustina Markus. "Lukashenka to Run in Duma Elections?" ( Internet mailing list: [email protected])
Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS). 3 March 1990. Moldavian Leaders on Presidency Concept and CPSU Platform." (BBC Summary 13 Mar. 1990/NEXIS)
Attachments
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest [Prague]. 31 August 1995. No. 170, Part 1. Ustina Markus. "Lukashenka to Run in Duma Elections?" ( Internet mailing list: [email protected])
Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS). 3 March 1990. Moldavian Leaders on Presidency Concept and CPSU Platform." (BBC Summary 13 Mar. 1990/NEXIS)
Other Sources Consulted
DIRB country files
DIRB databases
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily
online sources
oral sources
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest. Daily
Transition. Bi-weekly.
UNHCR Refworld