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11/02/2017 GMT

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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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