Just The Facts: Ilan Shor

Ilan Shor is an Israeli-Moldovan businessman and politician. Shor is a top opposition figure in Moldova, endorsed by a sizable cross-section of the electorate. In response to his popularity, the country’s government has engaged in a comprehensive retaliatory campaign, aimed at eliminating his right to compete in Moldova’s elections.

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Ilan Shor is an Israeli-Moldovan businessman and politician. Shor is a top opposition figure in Moldova, endorsed by a sizable cross-section of the electorate. In response to his popularity, the country’s government has engaged in a comprehensive retaliatory campaign, aimed at eliminating his right to compete in Moldova’s elections.

Over the past eight years, the government of Moldova have turned the judicial system into a personal campaign office, striving to purge all political competition. Their methods include: introducing trumped-up criminal charges targeting opposition figures, clampdowns on independent media outlets, restrictions that prevent rival candidates from standing in elections, and even outright bans on political parties

This website seeks to expose the truth through facts, and will document the dismantlement of democracy and rule of law currently taking place in Moldova. Here, you will be able to follow the battle for justice for Ilan and the Shor party through legal action in international courts. Read more about Ilan and Moldova

Ryszard Henryk Czarnecki, Member of European Parliament:
In 2023, Moldova passed a series of laws that drastically restrict the rights and freedoms of residents, punishing them for opposing the authorities. It all started with the banning of the Shor party, one of the country’s main opposition parties. The government accused the party of planning a coup.”
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OCSE criticizes Moldovan elections:
Broad powers of the government commission for exceptional situations were used to restrict freedom of speech and association as well as the right to stand.”
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Stanislav Pavlovschi, former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights:
In 2019, when pro-EU forces took state power in Moldova, we witnessed a lot of promises to have such investigations conducted to punish those who breached the law. Unfortunately, these promises have remained just at the level of words. Accordingly, the law did not fulfill its preventive function, and the temptation to continue using law enforcement, prosecution, and the judiciary as a tool in political struggle still exists.”
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The European Association of Judges issues statement raising criticism against Moldova Justice Reform:
The introduction of these vetting procedures takes place against the background of constant attacks, abuse and threats directed by politicians and the media against judges and the judiciary as a body, a frequent theme being that all judges are corrupt.”
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William Bowring, Professor of Law at Birkbeck College, University of London:
…Mr Shor would have faced (as would any person of his prominence and unpopularity with the regime) a real risk and danger of prejudice in the criminal proceedings against him in Moldova, of an unfair trial, and of grave violations of his rights under the ECHR…”
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Opposition challenges Moldovan Government in European Court of Human Rights over suppression of democracy:
The ban on the Shor Party is in violation of Articles 10, 11 and 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights which protects the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association. 
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