1989 Revolution

Bucharest National Opera presents on Saturday, November 16, at 14:00hrs the premiere of the show "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo Puccini, a show for the whole family, under the artistic direction of Alexandru Nagy. The new directorial…

The publication Nexta has released a documentary that examines the lives of dictators who have left their mark on the lives of people in the 20th and 21st centuries. The first episode, which was released a few days ago, presents a ranking…

The new film directed by Tudor Giurgiu, Freedom, has been selected in the Official Competition of the Sarajevo Film Festival (August 11 – 18, 2023), where it will compete for the big trophy called The Heart of Sarajevo. Inspired by real…

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has attended a commemorative show in Timisoara to marl 30 years since the 1989 Revolution, stating that three decades ago many people didn't believe that overthrowing the communist rule is possible, as those 45…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has sentenced Romania to pay damages to the victims of the December 1989 Revolution, due to the delay in the investigation concerning the file. The ECHR decision is the answer to a legal action…

28 years are marked on Wednesday since the bloodiest miners’ riot in Romania that claimed tens of people’s lives, of whom only six were identified. 746 persons were injured. It all started on May 20, 1990 when the then President Ion…

The lawyer representing MEP Tokes Laszlo announced on Monday that they are suing president Klaus Iohannis and PM Dacian Ciolos for stripping him of the Star of Romania National Order. “I am sending the complaint at the Bucharest Court of…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) compensated eight former Romanian revolutionaries with EUR 2,400 each for the Romanian authorities’ failure to solve the Revolution case within a reasonable time. ECHR on Tuesday gave a new…

Several hundred revolutionaries lodged a protest in Victoriei Square on Monday against the Government emergency ordinance binding them to get new certificates that certify their revolutionary’s status. The emergency ordinance was approved…