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Romanians Mark Anniversary of Protest Crackdown

RFE/RL

   Written by EugenTomiucwith reporting by RFE/RL's Romanian Service,
   Hotnews.ro, G4media.ro, and Digi24.ro.

   Romanians rallied in Bucharest and other cities across the country
   Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a massive anti-corruption
   protest that the governmentviolently quelled.

   The demonstrations came amid public outrage over the authorities'
   response to the kidnapping and killing last month of a 15-year-old
   girl, a case that revealed deep flaws in the police system of the
   European Union and NATO member state.
   About 20,000 people turned up for a rally outside government
   headquarters in central Bucharest, filling much of Victoria Square into
   the evening, according to G4media.ro.
   Protests had also been urged over social media for Brasov, Cluj,
   Constanta, Iasi and other large cities, under slogans such as, "We
   don't forget what you did last summer," "We're watching you" and "Reset
   Romania."

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