Newsmaker.md - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Newsmaker.md, News website

Incident date: March 3, 2021

Attack type:

prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

After the publication of the article about police involvement in drug trafficking, the news portal Newsmaker.md received two preliminary defamation suits from the police. The head of the police department personally came to the editorial office to report it.

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