Ambitious timeline for EU anti-SLAPP directive
An ambitious timeline has been set for the introduction
May 11, 2021
Maltese academic appointed to European Commission Expert Group Against SLAPP
Maltese law academic Justin Borg-Barthet, whose research has been
April 23, 2021
Court judgment sends wrong message to society
Upon delivery of a court judgment on Thursday that
Victor Paul Borg
December 5, 2020
Journalists are receiving legal threats at an ‘alarming’ rate – report
The UK is “by far” the most frequent country
Joanna Demarco
November 16, 2020
UK Law firm that ‘harassed’ Daphne Caruana Galizia is under investigation
A UK based law firm which had “harassed” murdered
Gabriel Schembri
September 10, 2020
Weaponisation of the law suppressing scrutiny of power
Over 25 press freedom organisations have written to the
Joanna Demarco
May 21, 2020
State funding of the independent media
Media freedom is what it says – freedom from
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020
Journalist files second libel suit against Saviour Balzan
Former journalist Ivan Camilleri has filed another libel suit
The Shift Team
March 10, 2020
Times of Malta says it will sue journalist
The Times of Malta has said it will be
The Shift Team
March 6, 2020
Ivan Camilleri files libel against Media Today managing editor Saviour Balzan
Former Times of Malta journalist Ivan Camilleri filed a
The Shift Team
February 26, 2020
Libel suits made my mother’s life absolutely impossible – Caruana Galizia
The strategic lawsuits and libels filed against murdered journalist
February 25, 2020
Harsh libel judgments are a disservice to journalism in Malta
The high financial damages inflicted on The Sunday Times
Victor Paul Borg
February 19, 2020
European Court of Human Rights rules against Malta in majority of cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled
February 15, 2020
Calls for Keith Schembri’s resignation after withdrawal of libel case on 17 Black
The Opposition and civil society organisations have called for
The Shift Team
November 11, 2019
Judicial schizophrenia
Justice Joanne Vella Cuschieri has ruled that Malta Enterprise’s right
Ryan Murdock
October 19, 2019
Caroline Muscat asks Magistrate to declare Saviour Balzan a liar
The Shift News editor has filed an application requesting
October 10, 2019
‘No adequate protective measures for Daphne Caruana Galizia’ – report
“The Mafia is a systematic threat to press freedom,”
The Shift Team
May 16, 2019
Spotlight on threats against journalists in Malta in European report
“Burned in effigy. Insulted. Menaced. Spat at. Discredited by
The Shift Team
May 10, 2019
How to prove the Press Freedom Index wrong
So, this year’s World Press Freedom Index reports that
Ranier Fsadni
April 21, 2019
‘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
Theatre of the absurd
Patrick Dalli didn’t get the result he wanted in
Ryan Murdock
March 21, 2019
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes judgment for press freedom
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has
The Shift Team
March 13, 2019
Return of the Middle Ages
They are the best of times, they are the
Ranier Fsadni
March 10, 2019
Russian banker threatens The Shift News with SLAPP lawsuit
Only hours after a conference at the University of
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019
‘We were never more proud of her than on the day she was murdered’
His mother’s fight against corruption highlighted the need for
Caroline Muscat
March 5, 2019
‘EU must take action to stop the silencing of the press’
Justin Borg-Barthet, a senior lecturer in EU Law at
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
February 4, 2019
Malta for Dummies #6: The minister of economical truth
In Malta, where everything is upside down and topsy-turvy,
Lizzie Eldridge
October 12, 2018
Joe Gerada drops German brothel cases against Daphne Caruana Galizia
Joe Gerada has dropped libel cases he had filed
October 4, 2018
Key evidence on Chris Cardona will not be presented in court – Caruana Galizia
A “key piece of evidence” was prevented from being
The Shift Team
September 4, 2018
PEN International reaffirms its commitment to seek justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia despite clash
PEN International reaffirmed its “unwavering support” for the family
The Shift Team
July 30, 2018

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