Land of contradictions
The United States has often been called the “land
Ryan Murdock
April 25, 2019 07:00
Malta loses points for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom House report
Malta has come under criticism for the “inefficiency” of
The Shift Team
April 23, 2019 10:09
Propaganda, disinformation and social media limiting democracy – EP report
Concerted propaganda and disinformation campaigns are limiting democracy, human
Alice Taylor
April 22, 2019 19:06
‘Those responsible for Daphne Caruana Galizia murder must be brought to justice’ – UK government
The British Foreign Office has condemned the murder of
The Shift Team
April 19, 2019 13:11
The Shift takes part in the RSF 2019 World Press Freedom Index in London
Caroline Muscat, co-founder and editor of The Shift News,
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2019 18:52
Malta falls another 12 places in World Press Freedom Index
Malta has dropped another 12 places in the Reporters
Alice Taylor
April 18, 2019 06:07
‘It’s time to be brave’
The need for people to stand up to corruption,
Caroline Muscat
April 16, 2019 19:30
PEN International calls on government to ‘urgently reconsider’ Jason Micallef’s promotion
PEN International has called on the Maltese government to
Alice Taylor
April 14, 2019 11:07
UPDATED: Jonathan Cardona to promote Moldovan passports for Henley & Partners
Updated on 15 April (11.20) with DOI Right of
The Shift Team
April 11, 2019 17:20
Impunity is the name of the game
The closing remarks of the Council of Europe’s Special
Caroline Muscat
April 9, 2019 15:01
A darkening horizon
Liberal critics of the current state of Maltese politics
Ranier Fsadni
April 7, 2019 08:03
Michelle Muscat in outfit by prison labour scandal designer
Mary Grace Pisani, the close friend of Michelle Muscat
The Shift Team
April 6, 2019 08:19
Disinformation Watch #32: Trump and Muscat’s playbook – ‘get out of jail free’
Populist strongmen use the same disinformation tactics wherever they
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 17:30
‘We may not know who killed Daphne, we do know what killed her’
This was the reaction of lawyer and academic Justin
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 14:36
The €1 deal on Malta’s public hospitals to get its day in court
“Delaying tactics” by the government have been rejected by
Caroline Muscat
March 29, 2019 16:19
Socialist MEPs turn their back on Joseph Muscat to demand the rule of law
MEPs voted in favour of resolutions against Malta and
The Shift Team
March 28, 2019 14:40
Throwing your vote away
The European parliamentary elections are fast approaching. Compared to
Petra Caruana Dingli
March 27, 2019 08:32
Malta, money laundering and a murdered journalist: Too little, too late?
Leading German news platform Deutsche Welle has described Malta’s
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2019 11:04
‘How criminals hide their stolen millions’ – investigation
Louise Shelley, an expert on money laundering and illicit
The Shift Team
March 25, 2019 19:09
Malta’s ally: Report on censorship, control by China beyond its borders
China is going to great lengths to create a
The Shift Team
March 25, 2019 12:26
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
Politicians ‘attacking’ NGOs must be held accountable – Sakharov Prize finalists
NGOs operating migrant rescue vessels in the Mediterranean told
The Shift Team
March 22, 2019 17:00
UPDATED: Crane Currency accused of receiving kickbacks, facing criminal charges
Updated to include statement from Crane Currency. International manufacturer
The Shift Team
March 21, 2019 17:45
PN opts for rule of law over member of its own political family
During the political assembly of the European People’s Party
Alice Taylor
March 20, 2019 19:31
‘Without media freedom there can be no democracy’
In the absence of government action, it is up
Alice Taylor
March 16, 2019 15:59
Malta government only paying ‘lip service’ to its human rights obligations, UN hears
Leading international press freedom and human rights organisations raised
The Shift Team
March 15, 2019 10:00
Finance Minister steps in to defend China on US concerns on project Malta embraced
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has again raised a few
The Shift Team
March 14, 2019 09:59
Government criticised at UN on lack of public inquiry on Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination
Delegates at the United Nations Human Rights Council 40th
Alice Taylor
March 9, 2019 09:38
Reporters Without Borders condemns latest threat against The Shift News
A new threat of possible legal action against Malta-based
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 18:59
European civil liberties NGOs brand Labour Party ‘anti-EU’ ahead of elections
A Europe-wide campaign being waged by human rights organisations prior
The Shift Team
March 4, 2019 06:00

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