‘Malta must uphold right to expression and assembly’
The removal of the protest memorial set up for
Gabriel Schembri
September 5, 2020 10:50
‘Who is protecting the murderers?’
After almost seven years of the Labour Party in
March 6, 2020 19:15
WATCH: 26 months since Daphne’s assassination, why the memorial matters
Today marks 26 months since the assassination of journalist
The Shift Team
December 16, 2019 17:34
‘Better to light the candle than to curse the darkness’ – citizens on memorial watch
This is a call to action from citizens who
The Shift Team
December 12, 2019 20:00
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
‘When a journalist dies, a whole chunk of democracy dies’ – Sandro Ruotolo
Renowned Italian journalist Sandro Ruotolo has condemned the Maltese
The Shift Team
September 16, 2019 13:48
Individuals target Daphne Caruana Galizia protest memorial
The portrait of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, placed at
The Shift Team
August 17, 2019 10:01
Daphne under the Satanists’ Sun
It is time to make amends. I have long
Ranier Fsadni
July 21, 2019 06:45
Why all the flowers go
Another vigil, another clean sweep of the flowers and
Ranier Fsadni
March 17, 2019 06:00
‘What happened to the masterminds?’
At the vigil marking 16 months since the assassination
The Shift Team
February 16, 2019 20:26
Love locks for your country, truth and justice
Activist group Kenniesa placed 40 poinsettias at the foot
The Shift Team
December 24, 2018 09:11
Protest messages, candles and flowers removed yet again
The messages, candles and flowers laid at the foot
The Shift Team
December 17, 2018 10:29
What’s in your head, Zombie?
There’s a process in linguistics known as fossilisation, in
Lizzie Eldridge
December 15, 2018 09:09
Activist assaulted while laying flowers for Daphne Caruana Galizia
An activist was assaulted while laying flowers and candles
The Shift Team
December 13, 2018 16:27
Malta for Dummies #10: Bending the rules
In Malta, where everything is upside down and topsy-turvy,
Lizzie Eldridge
November 13, 2018 17:03
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s protest memorial cleared again
Three days after the first anniversary of journalist Daphne
The Shift Team
October 19, 2018 09:52
‘Malta is not living up to its obligation to guarantee freedom of expression’
International press freedom organisations have urged the Maltese government
Caroline Muscat
October 17, 2018 10:57
International press freedom NGOs visit protest site blocked off by government
Representatives of leading names in international organisations working on
Caroline Muscat
October 14, 2018 17:40
The State of Siege
“Isn’t it fascinating that Nazis always manage to adopt
Andrew Galea
October 9, 2018 15:16
Malta for dummies #3: The cleansing of memory
At the risk of boring our long-suffering European dummy,
Lizzie Eldridge
September 21, 2018 18:00
Activists take their call for justice to Minister’s door
Activists from Occupy Justice said no barriers would stop
The Shift Team
September 19, 2018 16:14
Government clears memorial (again) and puts up its own banner
In what has become a ridiculous show of force
Caroline Muscat
September 19, 2018 08:44
‘You can cover up all the monuments, but we’ll still be here’
Citizens voiced their determination to keep up the struggle
Caroline Muscat
September 16, 2018 20:09
The call for justice will not be silenced
I was discussing the situation in Malta with a
Andrew Galea
September 16, 2018 16:18
Disinformation Watch #18: Freedom, justice and Owen Bonnici’s empty words
Following Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government Owen
The Shift Team
September 16, 2018 08:57
Malta for dummies #2: The rule of force
In Malta, where everything is upside down and topsy-turvy,
Lizzie Eldridge
September 14, 2018 16:48
An act of resistance
There’s a scene in a film called Matilda –
Andrew Galea
September 12, 2018 08:15
It’s not freedom when you have no choice
Public land does not stop being public just because
Caroline Muscat
September 11, 2018 08:44
Of witches, misogyny and lessons from history
Of all the insults Daphne Caruana Galizia had to
The Shift Team
September 9, 2018 17:00
Seven memorials for slain journalist replace one blocked off by government
Activists have reacted to the government’s cordoning-off the makeshift
The Shift Team
September 8, 2018 23:43

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