‘Political will to enact change has never been more urgent’
More than 500 lives have been lost so far
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
29 April 2021
Maltese government’s actions ‘jeopardising right to life’ – Human Rights Commissioner
The Maltese government has been criticised for “being unresponsive
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
9 March 2021
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 Elizabeth Taylor
7 September 2020
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
31 August 2020
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
11 August 2020
‘No documents’ to show for €1.7 million hosting of migrants
The Home Affairs Ministry has replied to a Freedom
The Shift Team
7 August 2020
No clear answers on ‘offshore prisons’ amid concerns
International and local human rights NGOs are calling on
Joanna Demarco
21 May 2020
Hostage drama on the high seas
Malta is holding 57 people hostage on the high
Ryan Murdock
8 May 2020
The real game in the migrant saga
Is it legal, the way that Malta is treating
Ranier Fsadni
3 May 2020
The snake in the grass
The “wave of racism” spreading across the country does
Andre Delicata
2 May 2020
Human trafficking on pirate island
The Muscat Regime was like a cross between King
Ryan Murdock
1 May 2020
Surge in racist and hate speech online following government decisions
Online hate has surfaced repeatedly over the past few
The Shift Team
27 April 2020
‘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
12 April 2020
Free healthcare for open centre residents, but no means of survival
All migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees living at the Ħal
Joanna Demarco
8 April 2020
Who belongs in Malta?
The drive-by shooting of three migrants shows us that
Ryan Murdock
28 May 2019
This is a safe place, racism is in our midst
These are never isolated incidents, but always connected to
Petra Caruana Dingli
22 May 2019
Remembering the living
The sun stung our necks last Saturday as we
Kristina Abela
2 May 2019
Asylum seekers in Malta living in ‘rat-infested conditions’
Asylum seekers, refugees, and detainees are living in “deplorable”
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
21 March 2019
Please don’t go back to your country
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced last week that not
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
8 February 2019
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
26 January 2019
Look him in the eye
Ever stumble across a dead body? It happened to
Ryan Murdock
10 January 2019
Eight European countries agree to take the 49 migrants at sea
The 49 migrants who have been stranded at sea
The Shift Team
9 January 2019
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
9 January 2019
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
6 January 2019
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
2 January 2019
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
28 December 2018
Six days stranded at sea
Five countries have denied the rescue ship MV Sea-Watch
The Shift Team
27 December 2018
Bah! Humbug! A Happy Christmas to (almost) everyone
Two days before Christmas, Malta refused entry to over
Jurgen Balzan
24 December 2018
NGOs welcome new residency rights for failed asylum seekers
Human rights NGOs welcomed plans to grant residency status
The Shift Team
17 November 2018
Disinformation Watch #20: Joseph Muscat at the UN
Last week, Joseph Muscat delivered his annual speech to
The Shift Team
30 September 2018