Government attacks The Shift with legal Groundhog Day
Forty separate branches of the government are attacking another
Ryan Murdock
August 5, 2022 08:51
International Press Institute demands government ‘drop the FOI appeals’
The challenge mounted by the government to block Freedom
August 4, 2022 09:58
Government launches new attempt to cripple The Shift with FOI appeals
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn The government has
David Lindsay
August 3, 2022 07:14
‘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
OPM silent on concerns raised by the press on lack of access to government
More than one month after the Institute of Maltese
Joanna Demarco
July 4, 2022 10:39
Increased ‘risk’ for political independence of media in Malta – report
Increased concern about the political independence of the media
Joanna Demarco
July 2, 2022 13:10
Government spokesperson directory now excludes mobile numbers
Journalists attempting to question government ministers and hold them
Joanna Demarco
June 23, 2022 16:38
PBS taxpayer funding reports nowhere in sight as Owen Bonnici, PBS remain silent
Questions surrounding the existence of obligatory annual reports by
Joanna Demarco
June 16, 2022 16:50
The Shift rebħet l-ewwel erba’ appelli FOI li għamel il-gvern biex il-pagamenti lil Saviour Balzan jaħbihom
Read the article in English here. The Shift għadha
Caroline Muscat
June 15, 2022 12:43
The Shift wins first four FOI appeals by government to hide payments to Saviour Balzan
Tista’ taqra l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. The Shift has won
Caroline Muscat
June 12, 2022 06:58
Echoing concerns: 3 high profile reports on Malta’s rule of law in 2 days
Three analyses on the rule of law in Malta
Joanna Demarco
May 28, 2022 17:14
Malta has shown ‘little visible response to allegations of corruption’ – PACE
There has been “little visible response” to allegations of
Joanna Demarco
May 24, 2022 17:41
Right to information must be enshrined, OSCE says in government media bill critique
A report by the OSCE (Organization for Security and
Joanna Demarco
March 3, 2022 17:04
Court agency breaches law, refuses to give details on court experts
The Court Services Agency is blocking information on the
The Shift Team
February 19, 2022 08:10
Press freedom groups urge government bodies to drop appeals in The Shift’s fight for public information
Seven international media freedom organisations are urging the 30
The Shift Team
February 7, 2022 13:28
Accusations of intimidation leveled at The Shift are ‘absolutely ludicrous’ – Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders has slammed a government lawyer’s assertions
The Shift Team
January 7, 2022 09:51
‘Government contracts should have National Audit Office approval’ – Joe Giglio
Lawyer and PN candidate Joe Giglio told The Shift
Julian Delia
January 6, 2022 17:20
You have a right to look under their carpets
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri can’t seem to keep track
Ryan Murdock
December 3, 2021 07:30
Malta scores below regional average in new rule of law report
Malta has ranked below the regional average in every
Alice Taylor
October 15, 2021 14:03
Better late than never, or is it?
Monday, 11 October, started as a day no different
Alice Taylor
October 14, 2021 08:11
Health Ministry wants apology from journalist or no further replies given
A journalist who wanted to request an interview with
Gabriel Schembri
September 11, 2020 11:00
Mario Cutajar refuses to explain why he lied about Muscat’s resignation letter
Mario Cutajar, head of the civil service, is refusing
Caroline Muscat
September 1, 2020 12:38
‘No documents’ to show for €1.7 million hosting of migrants
The Home Affairs Ministry has replied to a Freedom
The Shift Team
August 7, 2020 18:42
‘No documents’ on any perks, positions for Joseph and Michelle Muscat – OPM
The government has rejected a Freedom of Information (FOI)
Joanna Demarco
May 27, 2020 18:40
President George Vella refuses to publish Joseph Muscat’s resignation letter
President George Vella is refusing to publish the contents
The Shift Team
May 14, 2020 09:47
Auditor General asked to investigate ‘ghost contract’ for Muscat’s pollster
Nicholas Wright, the pollster behind the Labour Party’s success
Caroline Muscat
May 10, 2020 10:43
Government won’t say how much is spent clearing memorial
The government has refused to answer a freedom of
Alice Taylor
November 7, 2019 16:58
‘This is not on’, said the Dodger to the fly
Dodging journalists. Avoiding interviews. Running away from tough questions.
Ryan Murdock
November 4, 2019 07:54
Probe reveals over €2 million in direct orders to Panama Papers’ firm in Malta
The firm that set up the Panama companies for
The Shift Team
March 22, 2019 17:46

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