Chisinau. The Casa Catarina citizens’ organization for protection of homeless animals has urged the Chisinau Primaria [city government] to put an end to the ongoing mass-scale annihilation of stray dogs in the capital city.

Chisinau. The Promo-Lex Association, which had its 270 observers working at the July 29 early parliamentary elections in 6 raions of Moldova, where polling stations for Moldovans from Transnistria were organized as well, has urged the Moldovan authorities to create the Alegeri [Elections] information system and a State Register of Voters as soon as only possible.

Chisinau. The initiative group of the Orthodox Christians of Moldova is indignant at organizing the “Follow the Bible” Action on August 15 on the central square of the capital city.

Chisinau. The Centrist Union of Moldova (CUM), headed by its Vice-Chairman Mihai Petrache appealed to the court against ex-Premier Vasile Tarlev, who was elected the CUM Chairman in autumn 2008. At the same time, the Ministry of Justice refused to register Vasile Tarlev on this post.

Chisinau. The Centrist Union of Moldova (CUM) has not been discouraged in any way by its failure at the elections, CUM Chairman Vasile Tarlev made such statement at a news conference, dedicated to the results of the election campaign for the early parliamentary elections of July 29 and the outlook for the CUM’s future activities at a news conference in Infotag on Monday.

Chisinau. Moldova’s July 29 early parliamentary elections were not correct and were only partly free, believes the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, “Coalition 2009”.

Chisinau. The Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT) and the Expert-Grup Analytical Center are unanimous in the opinion that modernizations in Moldova during last several years has been exclusively in words, not in deeds, ADEPT Executive Director Dr. Igor Botan stated in Infotag today, presenting a new issue of their Euromonitor.

Chisinau. Lawyers Oleg Mancevschi and Galina Rusu demand from Moldova's leadership to depose Ministry of Justice Vitalie Pirlog from his post for his allegedly deliberate non-fulfillment of the court's decision.

Chisinau. The elections of July 29 cannot be democratic, as the election campaign was not democratic, Chairman of the “My Moldova” Association, empowered to act for the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM), Feodor Ghelici said.

Chisinau. The July 29 early parliamentary election campaign will be long remembered for numerous violations of the Moldovan electoral legislation, presumes the League for Human Right Protection in Moldova (LADOM), which presented its campaign monitoring report for a period of July 16 through 27.

Chisinau. The Civil Society Congress has called upon citizens to go to the polls next Wednesday and “cast your ballots for a party of deeds not words – for the Moldovan Communist Party”.

Chisinau. The Pro Europe Association believes the ruling Communist regime in Moldova is going to rig the July 29 early parliamentary elections.

Chisinau. The arrest of Gheorghe and Sergiu Stepuliac, suspected of their accompliceship in a criminal group, which was specialized in the forgery and distribution of false dollars, is unlawful, the Lawyers of the Stepuliac Brothers consider.

Chisinau. The Association of 1992 Transnistrian war veterans “Tiras-Tighina” has called upon citizens to vote on July 29 for opposition forces – the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Moldova Noastra Alliance.

Chisinau. The Institute for Human Rights in Moldova (IDOM) is currently checking and verifying voter lists in 33 populated areas of Moldova, and is saying the lists’ accuracy leaves much to be desired.