Moldova: Information on whether there is a viable internal flight alternative for people from the Dniester region
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA12179 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Moldova: Information on whether there is a viable internal flight alternative for people from the Dniester region, 1 November 1992, MDA12179, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acb228.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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According to a correspondant for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the current conflict in the Dniester region of eastern Moldova (the left bank of the Dniester River) has not translated into inter-ethnic strife on the right bank (capital city Kishinev/Chisinau) (19 Nov. 1992). He states that the conflict is isolated, adding there have been no charges of human rights violations whatsoever outside the zone of conflict (Ibid.). There are no known cases of Russians moving from the right to the left bank, although, a few communist officials moved from Kishinev to the left bank before the conflict started (Ibid.). He added that many Moldovans moved from the left to the right bank (Ibid.).
According to Holos Ukrayiny ... 51,484 persons, mostly children, were evacuated from the Dniester Region. So far, 2,300 refugees have not returned home. Asked why, 617 of them referred to destroyed buildings and apartments and 1,099 mentioned political motivation as a reason (8 Oct. 1992).
Two articles published by the BBC report that the Moldovan government has granted social protection for participants in the Dniester region conflict (BBC 15 Aug. 1992b; 10 Aug. 1992). This protection gives necessary assistance to citizens and families who have suffered from the military conflict.
For further information on the requested subject, please refer to the attached media reports.
Additional and/or corroborative information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
References
. 15 August 1992b. "Update on Refugees." (NEXIS)
. 10 August 1992. "Moldovan Government to Give Assistance to Participants in Dnestr Conflict." (NEXIS)
Correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Munich. 19 November 1992. Telephone Interview.
Holos Ukrayiny [Kiev, in Ukrainian]. 8 October 1992. "Commission Urges Authorities to Amnesty Former Fighters." (FBIS-SOV-92-199 14 Oct. 1992, p. 46)
Attachments
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 5 October 1992a. "Not All Refugees Willing to Come Home." (NEXIS)
. 5 October 1992b. "Russians Want to leave." (NEXIS)
. 15 September 1992. "Dnestr Ukrainians Appeal for More Assistance." (NEXIS)
. 11 September 1992. "Dnestr Parliament Passes Government Structure and Language Laws." (NEXIS)
. 9 September 1992. "Evacuation of Jewish Refugees From Dnestr Completed." (NEXIS)
. 15 August 1992a. "Report Says Peacemaking Forces Exchange Fire in Dubossary." (NEXIS)
. 15 August 1992b. "Update on Refugees." (NEXIS)
. 10 August 1992. "Moldovan Government to Give Assistance to Participants in Dnestr Conflict." (NEXIS)
. 5 August 1992a. "Dnestr Leader Amnesties `Dnestr Defenders'." (NEXIS)
. 5 August 1992b. "Over 32,000 Refugees Arrive in Ukraine." (NEXIS)
Holos Ukrayiny [Kiev, in Ukrainian]. 8 October 1992. "Commission Urges Authorities to Amnesty Former Fighters." (FBIS-SOV-92-199 14 Oct. 1992, p. 46)
The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS). 28 October 1992. Valery Dimidetsky. "Jews Leaving Moldova." (NEXIS)
