Viorika Tataru

Affiliated media: TV8, Journalist

Incident date: July 21, 2020

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV channel TV8

Location: Moldova, Molovata village

Additional information:

Journalist Viorika Tataru and cameraman Andrey Kaptarenko were detained by military officers from peace making forces in Molovata village. Journalist’s phone was confiscated and photos deleted. The boat that the journalists were travelling by was stopped while the colleagues were nearly detained. In the end, journalists contacted Dubesar district police and the boat continued its journey.