No man’s land: Square around protest memorial site also blocked off
The barricade surrounding the Great Siege monument that served
The Shift Team
November 7, 2018 11:41
Disinformation Watch #23: On dirty political tricks that make headlines
The government undermines civil society by directly suppressing freedom
The Shift Team
October 21, 2018 06:00
‘Malta is not living up to its obligation to guarantee freedom of expression’
International press freedom organisations have urged the Maltese government
Caroline Muscat
October 17, 2018 10:57
Turkish officials say Saudi journalist killed on order of crown prince
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated in the Kingdom’s
The Shift Team
October 11, 2018 08:58
ECHR notes Azeri government’s ‘troubling pattern’ of silencing critics
The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Azerbaijan
September 24, 2018 14:27
Disinformation Watch #19: Unfreedom of expression
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said “I will not allow
The Shift Team
September 22, 2018 18:46
Malta for dummies #3: The cleansing of memory
At the risk of boring our long-suffering European dummy,
Lizzie Eldridge
September 21, 2018 18:00
Activists take their call for justice to Minister’s door
Activists from Occupy Justice said no barriers would stop
The Shift Team
September 19, 2018 16:14
Government clears memorial (again) and puts up its own banner
In what has become a ridiculous show of force
Caroline Muscat
September 19, 2018 08:44
‘Urgent’ restoration works on Great Siege monument not yet started a week later
The ‘restoration’ works the government claimed were needed on
Caroline Muscat
September 16, 2018 18:28
Disinformation Watch #18: Freedom, justice and Owen Bonnici’s empty words
Following Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government Owen
The Shift Team
September 16, 2018 08:57
The gloves are off
Malta, 13 September 2018. A group of environmental protestors
Alice Taylor
September 15, 2018 08:00
Protesters deserve our gratitude
We got used to the fact that law enforcement
Caroline Muscat
September 14, 2018 07:02
PEN International calls for action against ‘public officials’ who threaten freedom of speech
PEN International called on the Maltese authorities to sanction
July 2, 2018 18:23
47 journalists killed in 2018
Forty-seven journalists, media workers and citizen journalists were killed
The Shift Team
June 29, 2018 11:56
UN Human Rights Council discusses violence against women and the rule of law in Malta
The UN Human Right Council must ensure a full
The Shift Team
June 21, 2018 12:28
UN Special Rapporteur draws Human Rights Council’s attention to disinformation and hate speech
Disinformation and propaganda are challenging access to information and
Caroline Muscat
June 19, 2018 20:37
Disinformation Watch #3: How the government manufactured Mark Montebello story to discredit Archbishop
Mark Montebello, a Dominican friar who unlike other clerics
The Shift Team
June 1, 2018 08:40
MP urges Muscat to dissociate himself from Labour online hate groups 
Opposition MP Therese Comodini Cachia called on Prime Minister
May 28, 2018 21:45
Debunking the lies: Labour MPs and government officials remain active members in online hate groups
As government, State and Labour Party officials come under
The Shift Team
May 21, 2018 06:00
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat remains member of Labour online hate groups
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his chief of staff
Caroline Muscat
May 19, 2018 12:26
Hate speech and double standards
The horrific hit-and-run of PC Schembri triggered widespread outrage
Benjamin Dalli
May 19, 2018 06:00
‘Impunity deters rigorous journalism’ – Council of Europe
While the press plays a fundamental role in holding
May 18, 2018 18:11
Journalist shot and wounded in Montenegro
Olivera Lakic, a Montenegrin investigative journalist who has written
The Shift Team
May 9, 2018 12:37
Index on Censorship launches anti-SLAPP campaign
Index on Censorship – a campaigning publishing organisation for
April 16, 2018 19:17
The shame of Valletta 2018, European Capital of Culture – PEN
Dear President Juncker, Dear Commissioner Timmermans, Dear Mr Magnier,
The Shift Team
April 16, 2018 01:01
A chilling effect is sweeping across Europe
The resounding victory at the polls by Hungary’s anti-immigrant
April 11, 2018 19:47
Freedom of expression and the right to disagree
Cartoon by Steve Bonello  The term “freedom of expression”
April 2, 2018 19:21
Freedom of speech #barra 
Freedom of expression is recognised as a human right
The Shift Team
April 2, 2018 12:58
On Liberty and State
Independent journalism has become the last firewall against government
Christopher Dimech
March 24, 2018 06:27

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