Socialist MEPs turn their back on Joseph Muscat to demand the rule of law
MEPs voted in favour of resolutions against Malta and
The Shift Team
March 28, 2019 14:40
Malta government told to publish findings of GRECO report on corruption
The Council of Europe (CoE) has formally requested Malta
Alice Taylor
March 27, 2019 19:45
MEPs vote for change in ‘tax haven’ Malta, phasing out of cash for passports
The European Parliament voted in favour of measures proposed
The Shift Team
March 26, 2019 14:36
Malta, money laundering and a murdered journalist: Too little, too late?
Leading German news platform Deutsche Welle has described Malta’s
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2019 11:04
Amnesty delivers 45,000 signatures calling for ‘justice for Daphne’
Amnesty International Italy delivered over 45,000 signatures to the
Caroline Muscat
March 26, 2019 09:11
European journalists demand MEP candidates commit to media freedom
The European Federation of Journalists has launched its manifesto
Alice Taylor
March 21, 2019 16:17
Global media back call for UN to adopt convention on safety of journalists
A coalition involving the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ),
The Shift Team
March 20, 2019 08:00
WATCH: ‘You made me feel part of something bigger’ – Pelin Ünker
Turkish journalist Pelin Ünker, who is facing 13 months
The Shift Team
March 17, 2019 11:52
Why all the flowers go
Another vigil, another clean sweep of the flowers and
Ranier Fsadni
March 17, 2019 06:00
‘Without media freedom there can be no democracy’
In the absence of government action, it is up
Alice Taylor
March 16, 2019 15:59
Malta government only paying ‘lip service’ to its human rights obligations, UN hears
Leading international press freedom and human rights organisations raised
The Shift Team
March 15, 2019 10:00
‘It is when institutions fail that journalists become vulnerable’
Journalists who unearth wrongdoing are endangered when the institutions
Alice Taylor
March 15, 2019 09:08
Rule of law and press freedom in Malta criticised by UN Human Rights Council
The Maltese government has come under significant criticism for
The Shift Team
March 13, 2019 17:10
Government criticised at UN on lack of public inquiry on Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination
Delegates at the United Nations Human Rights Council 40th
Alice Taylor
March 9, 2019 09:38
Looking through the glass bell jar
Nanna’s house was like Victory Kitchen. Huge pots and
The Shift Team
March 8, 2019 10:27
Reporters Without Borders condemns latest threat against The Shift News
A new threat of possible legal action against Malta-based
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 18:59
Can you locate Rwanda on a map? It’s one of those countries trouncing Malta on women in parliament
Well designed gender quotas lead to significantly more women
The Shift Team
March 6, 2019 11:33
‘We were never more proud of her than on the day she was murdered’
His mother’s fight against corruption highlighted the need for
Caroline Muscat
March 5, 2019 08:30
The rise of the brazen lie
At some point over the last three years, a
Ranier Fsadni
March 3, 2019 06:00
Lawsuits that cripple journalists: Malta a protagonist in debate on press freedom
Media freedom and the abuse of lawsuits to silence
Alice Taylor
March 2, 2019 11:01
Smoke and mirrors: The personal account of an AUM staff member
This is a guest post by a former staff
The Shift Team
March 2, 2019 07:15
‘Strong support’ at European Parliament for phasing out cash-for-passport schemes
EU lawmakers have strongly recommended the phasing out of
The Shift Team
February 28, 2019 10:55
500 days of impunity
Five hundred days since the assassination of Maltese journalist
Caroline Muscat
February 28, 2019 08:05
Financial Crimes committee calls for action on SLAPP lawsuits and 17 Black
The European Parliament’s Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion
The Shift Team
February 27, 2019 11:15
Attacks against journalists ‘outrageous’ – UN chief
UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday that freedom
The Shift Team
February 26, 2019 11:30
‘Impunity persists,’ son of murdered journalist tells UN Human Rights Council
As the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) began its
The Shift Team
February 25, 2019 17:32
Blood donations replace marathon challenge
“The GIG Malta Marathon was cancelled due to bad
The Shift Team
February 24, 2019 11:40
The elephant in the room
A video that went viral today on social media
Caroline Muscat
February 22, 2019 18:01
Treatment of journalist facing imprisonment ‘unacceptable’
Draconian laws and harsh enforcement in Turkey meant that
Alice Taylor
February 21, 2019 10:48
International press freedom organisations demand ‘justice for Ján’
Leading international press freedom organisations representing thousands of journalists
The Shift Team
February 20, 2019 13:33

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