Secret suffering of Ceausescu’s babies: The plight of HIV-positive orphans in Romania

Thousands of babies were killed in the largest outbreak of non-inherited Aids among children anywhere in the world ( Alamy )

In December 1989, immediately after the fall of communism, the images of starving, naked and sick children found in overcrowded Romanian orphanages shocked the world. In the same month, Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed by firing squad, just moments after a brief trial that found them guilty of genocide, subversion of state power, destruction of public property and theft.  Read More