Stopfals.md - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Stopfals.md, Online media outlet

Incident date: October 8, 2025

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Gherorghe Costandache's Facebook post

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

Economist and public figure Gheorghe Costandache wrote on a social network that the Stopfals.md newsroom “will end up in prison” after publishing an article about him that exposed propagandistic messages. In a different post on October 9, Costandache called Stopfals.md journalists “filthy scum”.

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