Five Liberian Central Bank officials in court in scandal involving Crane Currency
Five officials from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL)
Alice Taylor
May 27, 2019 17:21
‘A prevailing culture of impunity’
The Council of Europe’s report “paints a very worrying
Caroline Muscat
May 22, 2019 17:33
‘What happens in Malta, stays in Malta’
“Letterbox companies, corruption, contract killings and restrictions on the
The Shift Team
May 20, 2019 12:57
‘Lack of media freedom is the first sign of a dictatorship’ – Pope Francis
Pope Francis spoke of the “pain” of hearing statistics
Alice Taylor
May 20, 2019 10:14
Big fish in a small pond
The permit given by the Planning Authority to Azzopardi
Caroline Muscat
May 18, 2019 08:57
Reporters Without Borders calls for PACE monitoring procedures on Malta
Leading international press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Caroline Muscat
May 16, 2019 16:36
‘No adequate protective measures for Daphne Caruana Galizia’ – report
“The Mafia is a systematic threat to press freedom,”
The Shift Team
May 16, 2019 06:01
Indiscriminate use of tear gas against against citizens, journalists in Albania
Anti-government protests have continued in the Albanian capital of
Alice Taylor
May 15, 2019 12:36
Egrant inquiry: Does the public have the right to know?
The court today denied the Opposition Leader’s request to
Caroline Muscat
May 14, 2019 18:22
UPDATED: Infiorata flowers repurposed for Daphne Caruana Galizia protest memorial
Activists from Occupy Justice last night transported flowers from
The Shift Team
May 13, 2019 08:53
‘No action’ in Malta on criminal network smuggling protected birds from Italy
A crackdown on an organised network responsible for the
Caroline Muscat
May 11, 2019 18:00
Spotlight on threats against journalists in Malta in European report
“Burned in effigy. Insulted. Menaced. Spat at. Discredited by
The Shift Team
May 10, 2019 11:11
Muscat tells EU leaders that he will protect rule of law… seriously
The Maltese government yesterday signed the Sibiu Declaration, at
Alice Taylor
May 10, 2019 09:43
UK Parliament hears of ‘inadequacy of investigations’ into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher has called on the British government
Alice Taylor
May 9, 2019 16:08
Turkish court drops prison sentence against Paradise Papers journalist
An Appeals Court in Turkey has overturned the prison
Alice Taylor
May 6, 2019 18:24
18% increase in deaths on the road in Malta
Malta experienced an 18% increase in fatal accidents on
The Shift Team
May 6, 2019 14:14
Commissioner to defend press freedom needed – Reporters Without Borders
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is
Caroline Muscat
May 4, 2019 10:43
‘Threats against freedom of expression on the rise’ – Council of Europe
Consecutive assessments of the state of the freedom of
Alice Taylor
May 3, 2019 17:58
‘We don’t need heroes’
Anti-mafia organisation Libera dedicated its Ragusa chapter to slain
The Shift Team
May 1, 2019 18:56
Identity Malta mum on whether ‘Maltese man’ arrested in US could lose citizenship
Identity Malta has refused to say whether it would
Caroline Muscat
April 30, 2019 11:49
‘One day, justice will be done’
Magistrate Doreen Clarke has ordered an inquiry into the
Alice Taylor
April 29, 2019 16:35
Politics in Malta: doing favours, winning friends
The late Labour Party strongman, and former Prime Minister
The Shift Team
April 29, 2019 10:55
New magistrate still registered as nominee company director
Such was the rush to appoint the new judges
The Shift Team
April 26, 2019 09:52
Where do MEP candidates stand on environmental protection?
Birdlife Malta has called on all MEP candidates to
Alice Taylor
April 24, 2019 17:08
Malta loses points for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom House report
Malta has come under criticism for the “inefficiency” of
The Shift Team
April 23, 2019 10:09
Propaganda, disinformation and social media limiting democracy – EP report
Concerted propaganda and disinformation campaigns are limiting democracy, human
Alice Taylor
April 22, 2019 19:06
‘Those responsible for Daphne Caruana Galizia murder must be brought to justice’ – UK government
The British Foreign Office has condemned the murder of
The Shift Team
April 19, 2019 13:11
Concern after journalist, 29, killed in Northern Ireland
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed concern about reports
The Shift Team
April 19, 2019 11:10
The Shift takes part in the RSF 2019 World Press Freedom Index in London
Caroline Muscat, co-founder and editor of The Shift News,
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2019 18:52
Malta falls another 12 places in World Press Freedom Index
Malta has dropped another 12 places in the Reporters
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2019 06:07

Our Awards and Media Partners

Award logo Award logo Award logo