‘A strong democracy needs a strong press’: Tributes to Ján Kuciak mark four years since assassination
Political leaders, journalists and press freedom organisations on Monday
Roberta Metsola pays tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia on first visit as EP President
Newly-appointed President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, on
Malta has highest rate of SLAPP cases per capita
Malta had the highest rate of SLAPP cases per
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme
EU ‘complicit’ in secretive Libyan prison and shadow immigration systems
An investigation by The New Yorker has shone a light
Illegal bird trapper arrested 24 hours after being convicted of same offence – CABS
A poacher was caught trapping birds illegally yesterday morning,
‘Killing the truth appears to be the safest crime in the world’ – Caroline Muscat
“As things stand now, killing the truth appears to
Government’s trapping derogation for ‘research’ a ‘short-lived distraction’ – Mark Anthony Falzon
An anthropologist who specialises in hunting and conservation has
Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union
83% of Maltese believe EU funds should only go to countries that respect rule of law principles
More than four-fifths of Maltese respondents to the EU’s
Malta is EU laggard in COVID digital certification process
Malta is one of only three EU member states
65 % in Malta think corruption in government is a big problem – survey
Two-thirds of Maltese people think that government corruption is
Dark clouds on the horizon
Robert Abela has chosen his hill to die on.
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European
Abducted Belarusian journalist’s plight tops list of most urgent cases of injustice against journalists
The kidnap and detention of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich
‘It’s time for the EU to walk the talk’ on sanctions against Belarus following kidnap of journalist
Following the publication of a “confession” video from kidnapped
Outrage, demands for action after Belarusian journalist arrest on hijacked Ryanair flight
The international political, media, and human rights communities are
Truth is the enemy
“The PN turned the European Parliament against Malta with
‘When journalism is threatened, democracy is at stake’
As the world marks Press Freedom Day, several organisations,
Passport Papers: oligarchs, royalty and fugitives
The Passport Papers shed light on the applicants for
Maltese academic appointed to European Commission Expert Group Against SLAPP
Maltese law academic Justin Borg-Barthet, whose research has been
The pace of extradition
When The Shift learnt that Adrian Hillman was not
Russian billionaire among those who purchased Maltese passport
Sergei Kolesnikov, a Russian businessman listed on Forbes’ list
Malta hits new low in Corruption Perceptions Index
Malta has once again hit a new low in
Henley and Partners’ ‘intrinsic business’ questioned in light of recent passport rankings
On Saturday, Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship Alex Muscat was
Doctors dispute government forecast for herd immunity from COVID vaccine
December was the darkest month when it comes to
Spanish lawyers representing Maltese government in European Court costing taxpayers €80,000
The government is paying around €80,000 in fees to
Malta risks losing €5 million EU funds for ‘unbuilt’ migrant centre, PM to detain migrants offshore
The government’s delay in building a €7 million migrant
Maltese law academic publishes paper for ‘urgent’ reform of EU defamation law
Maltese law academic Justin Borg-Barthet on Tuesday published an

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