Thousands march against prison pardons in Romania

Critics of plan said to be aimed at easing overcrowding claim it would help government allies convicted of corruptionThousands of people have marched through the Romanian capital and other cities to protest against a government proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners, which critics say could reverse the anti-corruption fight.More than 10,000 protesters gathered on Sunday in University Square in Bucharest, and later broke through police lines, before heading toward government headquarters. Thou