France: WPF Denounces Far-Right Smear Campaign Targeting Ivanne Trippenbach
Le Monde journalist faced a wave of online abuse, including sexist and anti-Semitic threats, following false accusations that she intruded on the funeral of a far-right leader - Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Poland: Ex-PM Falsely Links Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz to Russian Spy – WPF Condemns Attempt to Discredit
Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz, a journalist at TVP, is suing former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for defamation after he falsely accused her of having ties to a Russian spy.
Moldova: WPF Condemns Chișinău Mayor's Offensive Comments Against Journalists
Chișinău Mayor Ion Ceban calls journalists "alcoholics," "clowns," & "sycophants," accusing them of serving the govt. Those targeted by the outrageous accusations included journalists Nata Albot and Mariana Rață.
Ukraine: Antonina Torbich Falsely Linked to Russian Special Services in Smear Campaign
Antonina Torbich, deputy editor of Chetverta Vlada, is the target of a smear campaign following her team’s critical reporting on the head of communications at Rivne City Council.
Bulgaria: Gendered Insults and Hostile Smears, Politicians Attack Journalist Maria Tsantsarova
In the days leading up to Bulgaria’s snap parliamentary elections on October 27, prominent television journalist Maria Tsantsarova has faced an escalating wave of attacks from political figures in Bulgaria.
Bolivia: Women Press Freedom Condemns Personal Attacks on TV Host Jimena Antelo
Jimena Antelo facing smears from former president's legal team during TV interview.
Albania: Pro-Government Tabloid Launches Orchestrated Smear Campaign Against Blerjana Bino
Women Press Freedom strongly denounces the orchestrated smear campaign and attack on Blerjana Bino, Director of the Centre for Science and Innovation for Development (SciDev), and Osservatorio Balkani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) by the pro-government online tabloid "prapaskena".