
media freedom

Member states “deleted many elements” and were “disappointingly unambitious” when voting on... View more

Slovakian businessman acquitted of murdering journalist in court ‘debacle’
Slovak business tycoon Marian Kočner has been acquitted in a court retrial... View more

Eight international organisations demand proper media law reform in Malta
Eight international press freedom organisations have called on Robert Abela’s government to... View more

Five years and still here
The Shift is still online after five years. I don’t know anyone... View more

Press freedom organisations slam Abela’s take on OSCE meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Organisation for Security and Cooperation in... View more

There can be no security without media freedom – OSCE
The political will to improve media freedom is still lacking in several... View more

The inversion of facts, one opinion piece at a time
When local experts or international entities speak out against or warn about,... View more

Government targets events commemorating Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination
While various events, both locally and abroad, are underway in the lead-up... View more

Government waters down board of inquiry’s protection for journalists
Even after the government-appointed committee of media experts submitted their comments and... View more

Press freedom organisations welcome European Media Freedom Act but call for strengthening
Following the European Commission’s unveiling of the European Media Freedom Act last... View more

Help or leverage? Government’s opacity with media funding raises questions
The news that an Italian court handed a prison sentence to Italian... View more

Prognosis for media freedom, journalist safety ‘grim’ without concrete action – UN Special Rapporteur
It is time to translate commitment to ensuring media freedom and journalists’... View more

Human rights violator handed public broadcasting
The man formerly responsible for trampling on the free expression of protestors... View more

How the public broadcaster is letting us down
If Television Malta (TVM) were your only source of news, there’s a... View more

Government proposals ‘more concerned with regulating, than enabling media’
The government’s press freedom proposals have “a long way to go,” Article19’s... View more

The two faces of the government’s attitude towards media freedom
You’d be forgiven for thinking that something, somewhere, got lost in translation... View more

Government’s press freedom proposals ‘not enough’
The media experts committee appointed by Prime Minister Robert Abela as part... View more

Julian Assange granted permission to seek appeal against extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was granted the right to kick... View more

EU member states ‘disappointingly unambitious’ on anti-SLAPP law
Member states “deleted many elements” and were “disappointingly unambitious” when voting on... View more

Slovakian businessman acquitted of murdering journalist in court ‘debacle’
Slovak business tycoon Marian Kočner has been acquitted in a court retrial... View more

Press freedom organisations slam Abela’s take on OSCE meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Organisation for Security and Cooperation in... View more

There can be no security without media freedom – OSCE
The political will to improve media freedom is still lacking in several... View more

The inversion of facts, one opinion piece at a time
When local experts or international entities speak out against or warn about,... View more

Government targets events commemorating Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination
While various events, both locally and abroad, are underway in the lead-up... View more

Government waters down board of inquiry’s protection for journalists
Even after the government-appointed committee of media experts submitted their comments and... View more

Press freedom organisations welcome European Media Freedom Act but call for strengthening
Following the European Commission’s unveiling of the European Media Freedom Act last... View more