The surreal parallel ‘celebrations’ of Republic Day
Malta’s capital city was seemingly split into two parallel
The Shift Team
December 13, 2019 12:34
‘Better to light the candle than to curse the darkness’ – citizens on memorial watch
This is a call to action from citizens who
The Shift Team
December 12, 2019 20:00
Maltese in Brussels call for PM’s resignation
The Maltese community in Brussels stood today in front
December 12, 2019 14:16
Paul Caruana Galizia named New Journalist of the Year – British Journalism Awards
Paul Caruana Galizia has won the New Journalist of
The Shift Team
December 11, 2019 10:09
Not ‘business as usual’ in Valletta
Labour MP Robert Abela thinks that the ongoing regular
Petra Caruana Dingli
December 11, 2019 06:31
‘The only support Daphne had was from her readers’ – Michael Vella
Updated with the testimony of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family
The Shift Team
December 10, 2019 15:47
Anger at Prime Minister using civil rights card to cover up wrongdoing
Valletta was once again packed with thousands of people
The Shift Team
December 8, 2019 18:38
Where injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty
Guest commentary by environmental activist Sasha Vella. Malta is
The Shift Team
December 8, 2019 11:00
Detention of journalists at Castille ‘a threat to press freedom’
The illegal detention of journalists at the Prime Minister’s
The Shift Team
December 7, 2019 14:52
The King of Kickbackistan goes full dictator
Joseph Muscat hasn’t just stopped speaking to journalists. Now
Ryan Murdock
December 6, 2019 18:00
Muscat’s political interference in murder investigation compared to Saudi Arabia
Sarah Clarke, Head of Europe and Central Asia for
The Shift Team
December 6, 2019 15:27
Europe is worried about Joseph Muscat
This week’s European Parliament delegation’s urgent fact-finding mission to
The Shift Team
December 4, 2019 19:48
Protest moves to police headquarters
Protests calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph
The Shift Team
December 3, 2019 20:45
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
Caruana Galizia family pushed back as EP delegates arrive to meet PM
There was a heavy police presence at Castille Square
Caroline Muscat
December 3, 2019 09:41
Parliament under siege as protestors turn the tables on MPs
Citizens gathered in front of parliament again on Monday
The Shift Team
December 2, 2019 20:31
In the name of the people… Go!
In one of Malta’s darkest weeks, as Europe (and
Jacques René Zammit
December 2, 2019 09:53
Malta’s cry for justice
Thousands of people took to the streets of Valletta
The Shift Team
December 1, 2019 18:21
‘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
Will the public mood bring down Labour?
The Prime Minister’s haggard demeanour on Friday at 3am,
Victor Paul Borg
November 30, 2019 12:01
Malta’s crisis of democracy
Castille Square was a sea of flags as thousands
The Shift Team
November 29, 2019 20:15
Yorgen Fenech presidential pardon denied after six-hour Cabinet meeting
Joseph Muscat’s Cabinet was summoned to Castille for an
The Shift Team
November 29, 2019 04:29
The battle for the soul of the country
Joseph Muscat clings to power under increasing pressure from
The Shift Team
November 28, 2019 19:37
Joseph Muscat’s fight for survival
There’s a hole in the space where Joseph Muscat’s
Ryan Murdock
November 28, 2019 07:52
‘Governments should be afraid of their people’
As concerned citizens gathered in Valletta for the seventh
The Shift Team
November 27, 2019 19:41
‘Political resignations are not enough’ – Reporters Without Borders
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demanded
The Shift Team
November 27, 2019 18:14
Chaos in parliament as protest rages in Valletta
Protestors filled Valletta for the sixth time in less
The Shift Team
November 26, 2019 19:28
Prime Minister’s chief of staff ‘moves on’
The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Keith Schembri resigned
Caroline Muscat
November 26, 2019 10:32
Citizens continue to demand resignations in fourth protest
A large crowd braved the wind and rain to
The Shift Team
November 25, 2019 19:00
‘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

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