Over 4,000 detainees in Transnistria without heat due to energy crisis
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8 January 2025 17:10
More than 4,000 people who are in illegal detention in the localities controlled by the regime in Tiraspol are facing even more difficult conditions due to the energy crisis that has affected the left bank of the Nistru. The detainees have been without heat for eight days, after the gas heating system of the penitentiaries was turned off on January 1, 2025, following the disconnection fr
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