18 human rights NGOs’ appeal for men, women and children stranded at sea
The refusal by Malta and other European countries to
The Shift Team
December 28, 2018 12:56
Six days stranded at sea
Five countries have denied the rescue ship MV Sea-Watch
The Shift Team
December 27, 2018 11:39
Bah! Humbug! A Happy Christmas to (almost) everyone
Two days before Christmas, Malta refused entry to over
December 24, 2018 08:33
The construction of death
‘In Malta, there are 1,264 different ways to die
Lizzie Eldridge
December 3, 2018 12:36
Rescue vessels heading to Libya condemn EU stand on migration
As the rescue vessel MV Sea-Watch 3 heads to
The Shift Team
November 23, 2018 09:48
NGOs welcome new residency rights for failed asylum seekers
Human rights NGOs welcomed plans to grant residency status
The Shift Team
November 17, 2018 09:54
Malta for Dummies #9: Facial recognition – the technology we deserve?
In Malta, where everything is upside down and topsy-turvy,
Lizzie Eldridge
November 7, 2018 15:00
The political centre is moving to the right 
On Sunday, Adrian Delia regaled us one of his
October 13, 2018 17:13
Merde alors!
An exasperated Jean Asselborn – Luxembourg’s Foreign Affairs Minister
September 15, 2018 16:14
Human smuggling ‘pivotal’ in irregular migration – report
Creating safe and legal routes for migrants and rebuilding
August 21, 2018 13:09
Malta allows Aquarius in port
The Aquarius will be allowed to enter Maltese ports
August 14, 2018 18:04
UPDATED: EU intervention in Aquarius standoff
Updated to include the government’s reaction The European Commission
August 13, 2018 15:37
Amnesty blames deaths at sea on Italy and Malta
Malta and Italy’s policies are to blame for the deaths
The Shift Team
August 11, 2018 12:59
UNHCR sounds alarm as Mediterranean Sea deaths pass 1,500 mark
More than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their
The Shift Team
August 10, 2018 11:48
Aquarius returns to sea to save lives 
Some six weeks after being denied access to Italian
August 4, 2018 11:26
Salvini rejects EU proposal of financial support to countries taking in migrants
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini described the recent EU
The Shift Team
July 27, 2018 11:06
Racism, a symptom of something worse
In 1995, Umberto Eco gave a lecture outlining Ur-Fascism,
Benjamin Dalli
July 15, 2018 08:47
218 migrants die at sea in 48 hours, EU says no to repatriations to Libya
While Malta and Italy have closed their harbours to
July 3, 2018 11:52
Lifeline not registered with Dutch authorities, police tell court
The MV Lifeline is not registered with the Dutch
July 2, 2018 13:31
NGOs are doing what the EU is unwilling to do
We live in an upside down world. Take Malta,
July 2, 2018 06:01
NGO denounces ‘inhuman policies’ of Malta and Italy 
A humanitarian boat carrying 59 people rescued off the
The Shift Team
July 1, 2018 17:15
The value of a human life: $400
The United Nations has described the Mediterranean as the
The Shift Team
November 26, 2017 17:15
Baby snatching hoax exposes racist undercurrent
TVM has done a good job of exposing as
The Shift Team
November 24, 2017 18:00

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