Irina Baksan

Affiliated media: Nordnews.md, Journalist

Incident date: January 21, 2020

Attack type:

• Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Nordnews.md

Location: Moldova, Balti

Additional information:

Nikolai Grigorishin, the vice-mayor of the municipality of Balti, described the Nordnews.md news website as a toxic media institution after a journalist tried to get a comment about the flash mob organized in front of the mayor’s office.