Omtzigt urges CoE to ‘take action’ with Malta on inquiry recommendations
Pieter Omtzigt, the Dutch MP who led the Council
The Shift Team
August 22, 2023 14:15
70th vigil held in Caruana Galizia’s remembrance, first since mother’s death
A vigil for truth and justice in remembrance of
Sean Montebello
August 16, 2023 20:05
Journalists admit receiving OPM payments to serve as experts
Journalists handpicked by Prime Minister Robert Abela to act
The Shift Team
July 30, 2023 17:20
From weapon to shield: The long road to an EU law to protect your right to know
As the European Parliament, the European Council and the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 17, 2023 10:15
Malta makes little to no rule of law progress – European Commission report
Malta has made little to no progress in the
Sean Montebello
July 5, 2023 15:53
Jean Paul Sofia’s parents keep up the pressure for public inquiry
Construction collapse victim Jean Paul Sofia’s mother Isabelle Bonnici
Sean Montebello
June 28, 2023 18:00
Government’s media experts committee tight-lipped at 18-month mandate’s end
The government-appointed ‘Media Experts Committee’ will be disbanding by
Sean Montebello
June 24, 2023 15:27
‘I am not here to defend anyone’ – Joseph Muscat on Caruana Galizia murder
Disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat momentarily digressed from
The Shift Team
June 20, 2023 16:37
Maltese government reputation laundering aide escapes US extradition
Former espionage expert, consultant, and indirect reputation launderer for
Sean Montebello
June 17, 2023 09:57
Abela replaces Muscat’s man… with Muscat’s man on state company board
Prime Minister Robert Abela has ordered the removal of
The Shift Team
June 13, 2023 09:20
Government ‘sitting on’ advice on updating phone tapping law for years
The 1996 Security Services Act, which allows for Malta’s
Sean Montebello
June 8, 2023 18:35
Court rules Yorgen Fenech’s WhatsApp chats not banned, publication permitted
The Attorney General’s request for the Criminal Court to
David Lindsay
June 3, 2023 16:11
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murderers to testify in Joseph Muscat libel case
George and Alfred Degiorgio are due to testify in
Sean Montebello
May 8, 2023 15:51
Fight against the party
“Fight against the party,” read the thousands of leaflets
Kevin Cassar
May 4, 2023 11:58
EU Justice Minister ‘pays tribute’ to Caruana Galizia at bomb site
EU Justice Minister Didier Reynders stopped to “pay tribute”
The Shift Team
April 30, 2023 13:29
‘Gap between values-based narrative and reality’ in EU press freedom – CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that
Sean Montebello
April 27, 2023 11:23
‘Defamation cases should not be inherited’ – Matthew Caruana Galizia
Assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s son, Matthew Caruana Galizia,
Sean Montebello
April 24, 2023 18:09
Modern lawfare: How SLAPP cases are targeting journalists across the world
A panel at this year’s International Journalism Festival in
Sean Montebello
April 21, 2023 15:08
Why Keith Schembri should remember opening his Panama company
Keith Schembri, former chief of staff of disgraced former
Sean Montebello
April 20, 2023 09:24
Labour covers up for Yorgen Fenech – Kevin Cassar
Labour has been battling to conceal how former assistant
Kevin Cassar
April 13, 2023 12:27
‘Gross and intentional incompetence’ in Malta, David Casa tells the EP’s plenary
MEP David Casa described “gross and intentional incompetence” throughout
Sean Montebello
March 30, 2023 16:12
Shooting the messenger and ignoring the message – Editorial
The Malta Police Force deserves a round of applause
March 26, 2023 18:35
‘Absurd and insulting’: press organisations react to Degiorgio’s new prison leave request
International press freedom organisations and local civil society groups
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 17, 2023 15:42
Opposition walks out of parliament: ‘Speaker making a parody of democracy’ on corrupt hospitals deal debate
The Opposition walked out of parliament on Thursday evening
Sean Montebello
March 16, 2023 20:46
Eight international organisations demand proper media law reform in Malta
Eight international press freedom organisations have called on Robert
Sean Montebello
March 16, 2023 17:10
Muscat’s cabinet omerta’ – Kevin Cassar
“Cabinet endorsed all decisions,” Muscat declared. “I confirm that
Kevin Cassar
February 28, 2023 11:24
Caruana Galizia’s 2015 reporting on hospital deal ‘vindicated’, says Foundation as reactions roll in
The judgement rescinding and annulling all three agreements and
The Shift Team
February 24, 2023 17:38
A stark choice: effective reform or ‘perpetuate systemic failures that enabled journalist’s contract killing’
The choice the State faces as it implements the
The Shift Team
February 18, 2023 13:23
LuxLeaks whistleblower wins ECHR case after revealing multinationals’ tax evasion
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee convicted after disclosing details with a journalist
The Shift Team
February 14, 2023 16:49
Police worked backward to justify AG’s order not to prosecute Pilatus official
Top brass at the police force worked backwards to
David Lindsay
January 19, 2023 08:49

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