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Plans to microchip Romania's famed wild horses have put some of them in danger, as it allows unscrupulous individuals to illegally claim ownership of the equines. In some cases, that means some of them are sent straight to the slaughterhouse.
In this exclusive extract from his new book, Romania: Rude & Vile, a collection of stories about travelling, politics, history, revolution, architecture, books, and people, author Rupert Wolfe-Murray recounts a revealing encounter with former president Ion Iliescu.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of Romanian escapees were killed making bids for freedom across the Danube into Yugoslavia. Now, more than 30 years after the fall of communism, Romania is finally investigating, and shedding light on thousands of the deaths.