PhotoLarge crowds rallied on Saturday in Bucharest, Romania’s capital city, the latest in ongoing mass demonstrations against revisions to the country’s corruption laws that have gripped the country since last year. Braving snowy conditions and freezing temperatures, protesters gathered in the city’s University Square before marching to the Parliament. PhotoThe controversial new legislation still needs to be signed into law by President Klaus Iohannis, who has long been a critic of the amendments. Some fear the new legislation, if signed into law, would mark a step backward for the country. Last year, Romania saw its largest protests in decades after the government moved to decriminalize some corruption offenses, galvanizing the masses to denounce the move.

Source: New York Times January 20, 2018 22:41 UTC