Affiliated media: Observatorul de Nord, Online media outlet

Incident date: October 18, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Gherorghe Costandache's Facebook account

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

Gheorghe Costandache published a post addressed to the Northern Observatory, stating: “Moldova is full of journalists and a corrupt press. Many demented and sick people, whose place is in madhouses, are doing journalism…”