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The protests that forced a government to U-turn
Romania had to drop plans to weaken anti-corruption laws.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Bucharest to protest at government plans to de-criminalise some forms of corruption. They were the biggest demonstrations in Romania since the fall of Communism. The government dropped its plans - and citizens of some neighbouring countries are hoping to follow Romanians' example.
Photo: A mass protest in Bucharest -- illuminated by demonstrators' mobile phones and torches.
Credit: AP
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