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Grigoriopol is the seat of the Administrative Region of Grigoriopol of Moldovan region of Transnistria (which is internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Moldova. Grigoriopol is located at 47°09′N 29°18′E / 47.150°N 29.300°E / 47.150; 29.300, in the South of Transnistria. Other large localities of the administrative region are Taşliuk and Mălăieşti. In Transnistria, Tiraspol and Ribnita have large Russian-speaking populations, while Grigoriopol and Dubasari are inhabited mostly by Romanian-speakers.

In 1996 and in 2002 the town was the centre of a dispute regarding the attempts of local Moldovan inhabitants to use Romanian language and latin script in the Moldovan school, which is against the policy of the government of Transnistria. The Transnistrian press attacked the local authorities that allowed "the fifth column of Moldova in Transnistria" to operate . The head of the Parent-Teacher association of the Moldovan school, Mihai Speian, was arrested by the Transnistrian authorities in 28 August 2002. He was released in 12 September, following the protest of the OSCE mission in Moldova. The school was moved to the village of Doroţcaia, which is in the area controlled by the Republic of Moldova.

References

1. Big scandal in a small town, article in Dnestrovskii Curier 8 March 2002
2. Unworthy Partner: the schools issue as an example of human rights abuse in Trandsniestria

External links

• Grigoriopol, the Armenian colony

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