TVR Moldova - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TVR Moldova, TV channel

Incident date: June 23, 2020

Attack type:

Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Moldova, Kishinev

Additional information:

The Russian Embassy accused the TV channel of "sacrilege" and justifying Nazism after reporting on the outbreak of the Second World War and Romania’s participation in it.

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