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Iurie is the author of the investigative articles: <em data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"584\">\u201cUkraine\u2019s Tobacco Slaves,\u201d \u201cThe Gold Mine Near the Ministry of Internal Affairs,\u201d \u201cThe Ministry of Radiation,\u201d<\/em> and <em data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"621\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\u201cThe Forest Mafia of Moldova.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iurie is the co-founder and director of RISE Moldova. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Ziarul de Gard\u0103 in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. 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