Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them more capacity to... View more
cash for passports
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
More journalists file legal complaints after being targeted by Pegasus surveillance software
The list of legal challenges against NSO Group continues to mount after... View more
PN agrees with passport scheme, subject to an ‘open and transparent’ process
The findings that emerged from a joint media investigation of the Passport... View more
An unsavoury business
Selling citizenship was always an unsavoury business, but surely no one in... View more
Passport Papers: Henley and Partners’ leaked documents show most applicants are from countries where dual citizenship is not permitted
Most applicants for Malta’s cash-for-passports programme who applied for citizenship via Henley... View more
‘Transparently yours, Joseph’
For a man who campaigned on a promise of ‘transparency’, Joseph Muscat... View more
IMF warns Malta must address anti-money laundering deficiencies in light of economic risk
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Malta to continue addressing deficiencies... View more
Company marketing COVID-19 spyware linked to Maltese citizen arrested in US
An Israeli cyber-security company whose owner bought a Maltese passport and was... View more
Report slams ‘weak’ response by Identity Malta on shady passport clients
Malta’s lack of enforcement in the highly-controversial Individual Investor Programme (IIP) was... View more
Defamation law abuse remains a problem for journalists – Harlem Désir
Defamation law abuse and severe online harassment are two of the main... View more
Flat needed for Maltese passport client…who ‘will never live there’
An estate agent was seeking a one-bedroom apartment to rent for one... View more
Dutch MPs file joint PQs on Malta’s golden passport scheme
Four Dutch MPs joined forces and took their Prime Minister to task... View more
Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018
Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al Thani dynasty were... View more
Cash-for-passport schemes raise issues of ‘conflict and cooperation’
An economic study into citizenship-for-sale schemes within the European Union has called... View more
WhatsApp sues Israeli spy company linked to Maltese citizen
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the NSO Group, an Israeli firm... View more
Casa calls for end to cash-for-passports following fifth arrest of Maltese citizen
David Casa, Quaestor and Maltese Member of European Parliament, has written to... View more
Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them more capacity to... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
More journalists file legal complaints after being targeted by Pegasus surveillance software
The list of legal challenges against NSO Group continues to mount after... View more
PN agrees with passport scheme, subject to an ‘open and transparent’ process
The findings that emerged from a joint media investigation of the Passport... View more
An unsavoury business
Selling citizenship was always an unsavoury business, but surely no one in... View more
Passport Papers: Henley and Partners’ leaked documents show most applicants are from countries where dual citizenship is not permitted
Most applicants for Malta’s cash-for-passports programme who applied for citizenship via Henley... View more
‘Transparently yours, Joseph’
For a man who campaigned on a promise of ‘transparency’, Joseph Muscat... View more
IMF warns Malta must address anti-money laundering deficiencies in light of economic risk
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Malta to continue addressing deficiencies... View more
Company marketing COVID-19 spyware linked to Maltese citizen arrested in US
An Israeli cyber-security company whose owner bought a Maltese passport and was... View more
Report slams ‘weak’ response by Identity Malta on shady passport clients
Malta’s lack of enforcement in the highly-controversial Individual Investor Programme (IIP) was... View more