Mariana Rață

Affiliated media: TV8, Journalist

Incident date: January 19, 2026

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Asociatia Presei Independente

Location: Moldova, Chișinău

Additional information:

Mariana Rață, a journalist at TV8, has been targeted by campaigns intended to intimidate her and damage her reputation. She has been accused of accepting money from a politician implicated in a banking fraud. Media non-governmental organisations expressed their concern and strongly condemn the intensification of smear and harassment campaigns directed at media outlets and journalists in the Republic of Moldova.