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- Apr- 2023 -3 April
Study // 9 out of 10 Fact-Checking Organizations in Europe Have Been Faced with Online Defamation and Abuse by Politicians and Other Public Figures
Nine out of ten fact-checking media institutions in Europe have suffered from online defamation and abuse by politicians, government officials, experts, and public figures, and seven out of ten victims…
- 3 April
5 TV Channels Fined 219 000 Lei for Repeated Breaches of the Provisions on Local Programs
The Broadcasting Council (BC) fined such TV channels as Cinema 1, Canal 2, Canal 3, Mega TV, and Familia with a total of 219 000 lei, after the second stage…
- 3 April
Georgia: Access Denied to Independent Russian Journalists and Press Attacked during the Protests
Since the full-scale war of the Russian Federation in Ukraine broke out in February 2022, the Georgian authorities have banned at least 11 independent Russian journalists from entering the country…
- Mar- 2023 -31 March
WSJ Reporter Detained by the Russian Security Service on Espionage Charges
American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a member of the Moscow department of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), was arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 30 and is being accused of espionage for…
- 30 March
The Provision by the Mayor of Taraclia Who Prohibited Making Video Recordings at the Mayor’s Office Is Canceled
At the court of original jurisdiction, Tuk.md online media platform obtained the cancellation of the provision by Veaceslav Lupov, mayor of the town of Taraclia, by which he had prohibited…
- 21 March
The TRM Ombudsman Is Offered a Period of Three Months to Improve Professional Activity
The Teleradio-Moldova ombudsman has been offered a term of three months to improve “the aspects of her activity which have been considered deficient”, according to Vlad Turcanu, the director of…
- 20 March
Ion Ceban’s New Criticism and Warnings to the Media Covering the Problems of the Capital. Reactions of Media NGOs
During the weekly meeting of Chisinau Mayor’s Office services held on March 20, Ion Ceban again criticized the media institutions covering the way in which a number of problems were…
- 20 March
Taraclia Mayor’s Office Judicially Obliged to Provide Tuk.md Portal with More Information of Public Interest
Tuk.md online media platform won the case at the court of original jurisdiction in a case concerning the right of access to information. Thus, Taraclia Mayor’s Office shall provide the…
- 13 March
CoE 2022 Report Reveals Insufficient State Response to Threats against Journalists
289 threats to journalists’ security in 37 countries were registered in 2022 by the partner organizations of the Council of Europe; this figure is comparable to that registered in 2021,…
- 3 March
Orhei TV Channel Is Deprived of the Broadcasting License
At the meeting held on Friday, March 3, the Broadcasting Council (BC) decided not to extend the Orhei TV channel’s broadcasting license for the reason that, according to the authority,…
