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Bucharest Appeal Court To Decide On Extradition Of Turkish Journalist

Turkish journalist Kamil Demirkaya was interviewed by the Bucharest Appeal Court on Wednesday, after Turkey’s Justice Ministry requested his extradition. The journalist works for the Romanian branch of the anti-government Zaman newspaper.

Moldovan Authorities Release Antena 3 Reporter

Ion Terguta, a reporter in Chisinau for Romanian TV station Antena 3, was detained Friday, around 12.30 p.m, and released at around 6 p.m. by Moldovan authorities.

Another Romanian Journalist Expelled From Moldova

Romanian journalist Dragos Bota, of Romanian daily Gandul, was kept Wednesday night in a room on the airport in the Moldovan capital Chisinau and expelled to Romania, the journalist wrote in an article in Gandul.

Romanian President Sues Journalist, Media Trust For Libel

Romanian President Traian Basescu has sued journalist Cristian Oprea and the media trust he works for over defamatory statements, requesting symbolic damages of 100 lei.

Romanian President Tells Journalist To Ask ‘Intelligent’ Questions

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday declined to answer a question addressed by a RFI (Radio France International) correspondent in Brussels, telling the journalist that her questions have to show “minimum intelligence.”

Romanian Supreme Court Admits President’s Appeal In Offended Journalist Case

The Supreme Court admitted Thursday president Traian Basescu’s appeal in the “stinking gypsy” case, but still considered the words, which Basescu addressed a TV reporter one year ago, are discriminatory.

Rromani Ethnics Stab US Journalist In Romania

A journalist from an American daily was stabbed in Romania by two Rromani ethnics in eastern Romanial locality Teisoru, in Vaslui county, while he was conducting research in the Rromani community of that area.