Human rights court to rule on banned SHOR party

In a blow to the pro-EU government of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has decided to hear arguments in a legal case brought by representatives of the banned opposition SHOR Party. The move comes as Moldova is struggling to deal with the continued fallout of Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, including reports of political instability in Transnistria, a narrow enclave within Moldova that is under Russian control. The Sandu government’s controversial ban last year…