European Human Rights Court orders Malta to release children from detention
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Malta
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 12, 2023 18:31
Humanitarian NGOs slam Malta over migrant push back to Egypt
Twenty-three people were sent to Egypt on the instructions
October 19, 2022 18:30
Beyond the euphoria – Noel Grima
After the euphoria and the back-slapping, maybe it is
Noel Grima
April 4, 2022 18:17
A Maltese Christmas carol
Last night, many of us celebrated Christmas Eve with
Blanche Gatt
December 25, 2021 05:40
‘Political will to enact change has never been more urgent’
More than 500 lives have been lost so far
Alice Taylor
April 29, 2021 07:39
Maltese government’s actions ‘jeopardising right to life’ – Human Rights Commissioner
The Maltese government has been criticised for “being unresponsive
Alice Taylor
March 9, 2021 15:46
WATCH: Captain explains how Malta ordered his vessel to save migrants and left crew to deal with it for over a month
“If there is no solution for us, we will
Alice Taylor
September 7, 2020 11:53
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister to spend €1m a month to detain migrants on ship
The government will be paying €33,500 a day, or
The Shift Team
August 31, 2020 08:32
Offers for detention vessels for migrants amount to tens of thousands per day
The government’s latest idea to re-introduce the detention of
The Shift Team
August 11, 2020 10:01
‘No documents’ to show for €1.7 million hosting of migrants
The Home Affairs Ministry has replied to a Freedom
The Shift Team
August 7, 2020 18:42
No clear answers on ‘offshore prisons’ amid concerns
International and local human rights NGOs are calling on
Joanna Demarco
May 21, 2020 16:35
Hostage drama on the high seas
Malta is holding 57 people hostage on the high
Ryan Murdock
May 8, 2020 08:33
The real game in the migrant saga
Is it legal, the way that Malta is treating
Ranier Fsadni
May 3, 2020 06:42
The snake in the grass
The “wave of racism” spreading across the country does
Andre Delicata
May 2, 2020 09:02
Human trafficking on pirate island
The Muscat Regime was like a cross between King
Ryan Murdock
May 1, 2020 08:02
Surge in racist and hate speech online following government decisions
Online hate has surfaced repeatedly over the past few
The Shift Team
April 27, 2020 13:35
‘Unlawful and despicable’ – NGOs call for migrants in distress to be saved
Over 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on the
The Shift Team
April 12, 2020 18:11
Free healthcare for open centre residents, but no means of survival
All migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees living at the Ħal
Joanna Demarco
April 8, 2020 10:34
Who belongs in Malta?
The drive-by shooting of three migrants shows us that
Ryan Murdock
May 28, 2019 10:45
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
Remembering the living
The sun stung our necks last Saturday as we
Kristina Abela
May 2, 2019 09:42
Asylum seekers in Malta living in ‘rat-infested conditions’
Asylum seekers, refugees, and detainees are living in “deplorable”
Alice Taylor
March 21, 2019 09:56
Please don’t go back to your country
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced last week that not
Alice Taylor
February 8, 2019 17:30
Still stranded at sea after 7 days despite European cities opening their ports
“In Libya, militias forced me to work 12 hours
The Shift Team
January 26, 2019 15:50
Look him in the eye
Ever stumble across a dead body? It happened to
Ryan Murdock
January 10, 2019 09:47
Eight European countries agree to take the 49 migrants at sea
The 49 migrants who have been stranded at sea
The Shift Team
January 9, 2019 11:59
MEPs urged to use their influence to help the 49 stranded at sea
PN Head of Delegation David Casa has called on
The Shift Team
January 9, 2019 10:00
Two weeks stranded at sea: ‘The number one priority should be to save lives’
The Malta Social Workers Association has called on “all
Caroline Muscat
January 6, 2019 07:50
Aditus calls on government to open port for safe disembarkation of 49 stranded migrants
Human rights NGO Aditus has called on government to
The Shift Team
January 2, 2019 19:24
18 human rights NGOs’ appeal for men, women and children stranded at sea
The refusal by Malta and other European countries to
The Shift Team
December 28, 2018 12:56

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