The failed state of the man who would be il-Kink
Malta’s democracy looks like someone in the last stages
Ryan Murdock
December 3, 2019 14:06
‘The Maltese can get through this stronger, prouder than before’ – Omtzigt
The sudden, unexpected release without charge of the Prime
Caroline Muscat
December 1, 2019 13:15
‘Impunity in any society erodes the rule of law’ – GRECO Executive Secretary
Malta needs an overall strategy and coherent risk-based approach
Alice Taylor
November 23, 2019 10:32
Malta fails to implement all but one Council of Europe recommendation
Malta has failed to implement all but one of
Alice Taylor
November 20, 2019 15:43
Government won’t say how much is spent clearing memorial
The government has refused to answer a freedom of
Alice Taylor
November 7, 2019 16:58
UN Chief rejects proposal by 70 organisations for journalists’ safety
The United Nations Secretary General has “no plans” to
November 5, 2019 12:03
Malta getting worse for business, despite government claims
Malta is the most difficult place in the EU
Alice Taylor
November 5, 2019 06:00
A dirty bill of health
No well-governed country is immune from corruption. Normally, however,
Ranier Fsadni
October 27, 2019 07:15
‘Daphne’s legacy in Malta has yet to be secured’ – Pieter Omtzigt
Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt expressed his “deepest admiration and
Caroline Muscat
October 15, 2019 18:26
Human Rights Commissioner calls for action to counter attacks against press
Dunja Mijatović, the Commissioner for Human Rights at the
Alice Taylor
October 8, 2019 11:11
A stillborn inquiry
This week British members of parliament railed against their
Petra Caruana Dingli
October 2, 2019 08:07
Government’s attack on Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt’s credibility ‘a concern’
The Maltese government’s “knee-jerk reaction” to attack the credibility
The Shift Team
October 1, 2019 06:00
Public inquiry must be ‘fully independent’ and ‘impartial beyond question’
Updated to include the Caruana Galizia family’s reply to
Caroline Muscat
September 21, 2019 16:24
Diverting public attention from the story that won’t die
In the make-belief land of Malta, perception matters more
Ryan Murdock
September 20, 2019 08:22
‘Energetic support’ needed against impunity for attacks against journalists
International press freedom organisations have sent an open letter
The Shift Team
September 19, 2019 16:29
Prime Minister’s case against a dead journalist has ‘chilling effect on investigative journalism’
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights has
Caroline Muscat
September 19, 2019 10:05
Maltese ambassador’s speech on media freedom fails to mention journalist’s assassination
The Maltese Ambassador to Austria gave an impassioned speech
The Shift Team
September 18, 2019 12:28
‘When a journalist dies, a whole chunk of democracy dies’ – Sandro Ruotolo
Renowned Italian journalist Sandro Ruotolo has condemned the Maltese
The Shift Team
September 16, 2019 13:48
Maltese government told ‘the world is watching’
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have called the assassination of
Alice Taylor
September 10, 2019 17:20
‘Focus on the cause, not the symptom’ – Reporters Without Borders UK bureau chief
Attention should be focussed on how to achieve justice
Caroline Muscat
August 21, 2019 16:11
The pen that stung the Republic
A glimpse of a small arm tattoo recently took
Petra Caruana Dingli
August 21, 2019 08:42
UK Foreign Office welcomes ‘Malta’s commitment to a public inquiry’
The UK Foreign Office seems to have missed the
Caroline Muscat
August 16, 2019 08:36
Ministers’ ‘abusive language’ against journalists in Malta reported as threat
The “abusive language in regard of The Shift News”
The Shift Team
August 3, 2019 12:30
‘Public inquiry will not impinge on ongoing criminal investigation’
Updated to include the statement by the Opposition. It
The Shift Team
July 12, 2019 19:34
‘All we are asking is that Malta complies with existing laws’
There has been “no meaningful change” in the way
Alice Taylor
July 9, 2019 16:32
Daphne Caruana Galizia in ‘Top 10’ list of cases of injustice against journalists
The One Free Press Coalition has listed the assassintation
The Shift Team
July 8, 2019 14:54
Online tracker reminds government it’s ‘time to do its job’
An online tracker of the three-month deadline set for
Caroline Muscat
July 6, 2019 14:49
The race for an EU post: ‘A story of how far Joseph Muscat has fallen’
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s performance in a battle for
Caroline Muscat
July 5, 2019 14:21
Whose line was it anyway?
Let’s play a game of “Whose Line Was It?”
Ryan Murdock
July 4, 2019 12:39
Muscat protected his friends, not the national interest
While the Maltese government kept insisting that the Council
Alice Taylor
July 1, 2019 16:38

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