Indictment and arrest of Wikileaks founder ‘a threat to press freedom’
A United Nations expert on torture who visited Wikileaks
The Shift Team
June 8, 2019 07:27
European court rules against disgraced former Commissioner John Dalli
The European Court of Justice has concluded that there
The Shift Team
June 6, 2019 14:30
Faulty wiring: Mizzi’s ‘sinister’ Electrogas deal
The Electrogas deal has been described as a “highly
The Shift Team
June 3, 2019 18:30
UPDATED: International community reacts to scathing report on Malta
Updated to include the government’s reaction. “Evil tends to
Alice Taylor
May 30, 2019 06:09
‘It’s time to start an independent public inquiry’ – CoE Special Rapporteur
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights within
Caroline Muscat
May 29, 2019 15:11
The big clean up: Vitals closing offshore companies as inquiry looms
Recent company registry filings in Jersey show that Sri
Caroline Muscat
May 24, 2019 12:25
Defenders, deniers, traitors, avoiders: MEP candidates on press freedom
MEP candidates agree that press freedom and the rule
The Shift Team
May 23, 2019 15:17
‘A prevailing culture of impunity’
The Council of Europe’s report “paints a very worrying
Caroline Muscat
May 22, 2019 17:33
This is a safe place, racism is in our midst
These are never isolated incidents, but always connected to
Petra Caruana Dingli
May 22, 2019 06:32
The vote as a message
Many people are wondering how to vote on Saturday.
Ranier Fsadni
May 19, 2019 08:54
Big fish in a small pond
The permit given by the Planning Authority to Azzopardi
Caroline Muscat
May 18, 2019 08:57
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
‘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
Killing freedom, one pawn at a time
Mark Anthony Falzon insists that press freedom in Malta
Ryan Murdock
May 3, 2019 08:55
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
‘Unite for truth’
Malta is facing a crisis of governance. There has
The Shift Team
April 11, 2019 09:05
MEP elections: 10 proposals for press freedom
A European Commissioner responsible for media freedom, independence and
The Shift Team
April 10, 2019 18:48
Removal of rescue missions led to increase in clandestine arrivals in Malta
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime published a
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
April 3, 2019 09:07
Disinformation Watch #32: Trump and Muscat’s playbook – ‘get out of jail free’
Populist strongmen use the same disinformation tactics wherever they
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 17:30
Lost in migration: The host that slams the door
It was going to be their first performance outside
The Shift Team
March 24, 2019 16:42
UPDATED: Crane Currency accused of receiving kickbacks, facing criminal charges
Updated to include statement from Crane Currency. International manufacturer
The Shift Team
March 21, 2019 17:45
European journalists demand MEP candidates commit to media freedom
The European Federation of Journalists has launched its manifesto
Alice Taylor
March 21, 2019 16:17
The man charged with Jan Kuciak’s murder, his links to Malta and what a safe can reveal
A safe owned by Marian Kočner, charged with ordering
Caroline Muscat
March 15, 2019 17:58
Commission told to ‘investigate misuse of EU funds by tuna farm operators’
The European Commission has been asked to investigate any
The Shift Team
March 12, 2019 18:47
Russian banker threatens The Shift News with SLAPP lawsuit
Only hours after a conference at the University of
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 07:35
‘We were never more proud of her than on the day she was murdered’
His mother’s fight against corruption highlighted the need for
Caroline Muscat
March 5, 2019 08:30
Lawsuits that cripple journalists: Malta a protagonist in debate on press freedom
Media freedom and the abuse of lawsuits to silence
Alice Taylor
March 2, 2019 11:01

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