RISE Moldova

Who controls Yandex Moldova & where does customer data go?
As the government launched a review of the app’s investors & data protection, RISE Moldova found that Yandex changed its ownership after the invasion of Ukraine, yet the taxi app remains under control of Russian entities.

Internal Russian documents show that Moldovan churches and religious groups received, upon request, millions of rubles for religious items and renovations.⛪️🫰Some requests reached Moscow via the Russian Embassy in Chisinau.🇷🇺
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Do you remember #CybertruckMan ? In Porto, our journalist @iurie_sanduta met its creator, Portuguese cartoonist Zez Vaz. They discussed how cartoons can make investigations easier to understand and harder for readers and authorities to ignore. #RISEMoldova #CybertruckMan

🕵️An MP from the ruling party owns two currency exchange offices in regional towns. One of them was fined by the National Bank after inspectors found multiple violations. The penalty, worth around €2,000, is the largest imposed this year on a currency exchange office in Moldova.

Ana (name changed) was 12 when she went to a children’s hospital in Chisinau. The doctor later contacted her repeatedly. Hundreds of phone calls, meetings and sexual acts followed.

The doctor continued working with children even after being convicted and serving time.