Azerbaijan and Tajikistan block renewal of OSCE media freedom representative
Harlem Désir, an influential figure who has worked fearlessly
Gabriel Schembri
July 11, 2020 09:27
Keeping up appearances: new roles for familiar faces
Every time the Maltese government seemingly takes a step
Gabriel Schembri
May 8, 2020 13:13
A young lawyer you have never heard of and why he’s the news
A young student stood up during a heated political
Gabriel Schembri
May 7, 2020 18:25
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
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist who exposed corruption released early
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Joanna Demarco
March 23, 2020 14:33
Calls for Assange’s freedom increase as extradition hearing starts in London
The international pressure by NGOs on the British government
The Shift Team
February 24, 2020 10:25
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
‘Alarming restrictions on journalists’
Reporters Without Borders condemned Downing Street’s attempt to ban
February 4, 2020 12:51
Defamation law abuse remains a problem for journalists – Harlem Désir
Defamation law abuse and severe online harassment are two
Joanna Demarco
January 31, 2020 11:38
Anti-corruption protest held in Valletta
Hundreds of people stood outside Parliament to send a
The Shift Team
January 29, 2020 18:36
EXCLUSIVE: Mizzi’s nomination ‘incomprehensible and disturbing’ – OSCE
Robert Abela’s nomination of former minister Konrad Mizzi to
Caroline Muscat
January 28, 2020 17:00
UPDATED: Prime Minister stalls on Mizzi amid calls for people to return to the streets
Updated to include statement by Repubblika. After civil society
The Shift Team
January 28, 2020 05:30
Who said what on The Shift? The 10 most memorable quotes from 2019
1. “The best way to protect journalists is to
Joanna Demarco
December 31, 2019 07:30
Looking back at a year of press freedom attacks in Malta
2019 has been another year of attacks against press
The Shift Team
December 26, 2019 07:22
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
Journalist Ahmet Altan’s re-arrest amounts to ‘psychological torture’
The rearrest of Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan
November 15, 2019 15:00
Citizens fill Republic Street calling for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
The EU cannot be a dangerous place for those
The Shift Team
October 17, 2019 00:01
Justice delayed: Report stresses need for concrete action on journalist’s death
The crucial need for a truly independent and impartial
October 15, 2019 12:30
‘There can be no mercy for those who killed Daphne’ – Harlem Désir
There can be no mercy for those responsible for
Caroline Muscat
October 14, 2019 11:53
Human Rights Commissioner calls for action to counter attacks against press
Dunja Mijatović, the Commissioner for Human Rights at the
Alice Taylor
October 8, 2019 11:11
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
Media Freedom Rapporteurs launch joint declaration at London conference
The Media Freedom Rapporteurs of international institutions have come
The Shift Team
July 10, 2019 15:34
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
OSCE report notes press freedom issues in Malta
“Journalists are targets but it is freedom of opinion
Alice Taylor
July 6, 2019 10:45
OSCE chief expresses concern over new charges against journalist
Erol Onderoglu has been charged with “terrorist propaganda” in
Alice Taylor
July 3, 2019 15:39
‘You can’t kill the messenger because you don’t like the message’ – OSCE
“With the systematic denigration of the press, more and
Caroline Muscat
April 12, 2019 14:03
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes judgment for press freedom
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has
The Shift Team
March 13, 2019 09:22
UN and OSCE media freedom representatives raise concerns about whistleblower directive
In a letter sent to the European Commission, the
Caroline Muscat
March 6, 2019 09:32
OSCE support for Times of Malta’s refusal to disclose sources
The Times of Malta’s refusal to disclose its source
The Shift Team
November 12, 2018 11:42
Call for protection for murdered Bulgarian journalist’s colleagues
International organisations are calling for a full investigation into
Caroline Muscat
October 8, 2018 09:50

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