`Here is the paragraph to be added at Human Rights section, as a quotation from US Department of State, immediatelly after ``Critics claim ...``  In Transnistria the right of citizens to change their government was severely restricted.[...]Transnistrian authorities harassed independent media and opposition lawmakers, restricted freedom of association and of religion, and discriminated against Romanian-speakers.[...]Transnistrian authorities regularly harassed and often detained persons suspected of being critical of the regime for periods of up to several months.[...]In Transnistria, homosexuality was illegal, and gays and lesbians were subject to governmental and societal discrimination.  :Source:  U.S. Department of State referring to year 2005.~~~~  `