The policy of linguistic cleansing in Transnistria

In June and July 2004 a number of schools in Transnistria, which teach through the medium of the Romanian language and the Latin script, were closed down by the authorities, and teachers and parents prevented by militia from entering the schools, and documents and equipment were removed. Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, characterized the actions as “nothing less than linguistic cleansing” Publication date: 12 April 2006Download: ( 603.35 KB); Hits: 694 http://www.moldova.org/director/eng/5/530/