Caruana Galizia public inquiry recommendations not being implemented in good faith – CoE report
The annual report by the Council of Europe’s Platform
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 7, 2023 14:06
International NGOs sustain The Shift’s campaign against the government’s defiance of FOI law
Press freedom organisations have mobilised widespread support for The
Julian Delia
August 6, 2022 12:40
‘Access to information should be recognised as one of the main pillars sustaining media freedom’
Accessing information held by public authorities is not always
Joanna Demarco
July 8, 2022 16:15
‘Our protest is about the state’s attempt at killing journalism’ – Therese Comodini Cachia
The ongoing protest for truth and justice for assassinated
The Shift Team
May 16, 2022 19:49
‘Daphne’s law’ – historic anti-SLAPP bill close to becoming reality
The EU Commission has officially presented its historic anti-SLAPP
Julian Delia
April 28, 2022 15:01
PEN Malta latest press freedom group to support The Shift’s fight for public information
Freedom of Expression advocacy group PEN Malta are the
The Shift Team
February 15, 2022 17:23
Media Freedom Rapid Response reports violation against The Shift journalist by court official
An international media freedom violation tracker has sounded the
Alice Taylor
November 10, 2021 14:05
International press freedom organisations ‘will closely monitor’ implementation of public inquiry findings
Five international press freedom organisations have stressed their commitment
Julian Delia
October 16, 2021 09:08
Putting things in perspective
I woke up to a stream of emails this
Caroline Muscat
September 23, 2021 16:49
Calls for justice mark 57th birthday of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
On the occasion of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 57th birthday,
Alice Taylor
August 26, 2021 16:07
Study highlights lawsuits targeting media in Malta as ‘problematic practice’ in Europe
SLAPP threats in Malta are highlighted as one of
Gabriel Schembri
August 5, 2020 13:51
Press freedom organisations ask Venice Commission to review Hungary’s emergency law
International press freedom organisations sent an open letter to
Gabriel Schembri
April 1, 2020 11:02
Outrage at ‘authoritarian’ Hungary after parliament endorses Emergency Bill
The Hungarian Parliament’s approval of a controversial emergency bill
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 16:26
Hungarian emergency bill could jail journalists for five years for ‘fake news’
A number of governments have come under fire from
March 24, 2020 16:22
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist who exposed corruption released early
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Joanna Demarco
March 23, 2020 14:33
The sting of a SLAPP
A US Republican congressman has filed a $250 million
March 5, 2020 10:37
Tributes and remembrance ceremonies on two-year mark of Jan Kuciak murder
Tributes were paid and ceremonies of remembrance were held
Joanna Demarco
February 22, 2020 10:19
Owen Bonnici refuses to budge as calls for his resignation increase
Civil rights group Repubblika called for Education Minister Owen
Joanna Demarco
February 3, 2020 12:45
Reporters Without Borders expects Abela to start office by ending impunity
International NGO Reporters Without Borders has called on Prime
Joanna Demarco
January 15, 2020 18:00
Ján Kuciak’s murder middleman jailed for 15 years
Zoltán Andruskó was today found guilty of the 2018
Joanna Demarco
December 30, 2019 15:32
Albanian government passes law putting online media under State control
The Albanian government has passed two laws that will
Alice Taylor
December 19, 2019 13:24
Government mum on Malta’s failure to sign global media freedom pledge
The Maltese government has failed to sign a pledge
Alice Taylor
October 26, 2019 11:59
Two years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, the world reacts
On the two-year anniversary of the assassination of Daphne
Alice Taylor
October 16, 2019 14:34
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
‘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
Businessman suing UK journalist linked to firms threatening press in Malta
Arron Banks, the controversial British businessman with links to
The Shift Team
July 22, 2019 15:38
‘An independent public inquiry is more urgent than ever’ – Reporters Without Borders
The need for an independent public inquiry remained urgent,
The Shift Team
July 16, 2019 18:27
‘Heartbreaking to see murdered journalist’s family facing suspected criminals’
“It is heartbreaking to see the family of Daphne
Caroline Muscat
July 15, 2019 16:40
Foreign Minister commits to public inquiry within three months
The focus on the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana
The Shift Team
July 11, 2019 18:34
Opposition to forced registration of online portals in Albania
The Albanian government has presented a draft law that
Alice Taylor
July 8, 2019 10:05

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