You can protest, you are free(ish)
“Freedom of the press comes down to this: The
Caroline Muscat
June 15, 2019 13:09
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sons call for concrete action ahead of Global Media Freedom Conference
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sons have called for concrete action
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
June 14, 2019 09:55
Russian police drop charges against investigative journalist
Investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was released from house arrest
The Shift Team
June 12, 2019 08:31
Decline in press freedom linked to State capture of institutions in Europe
One of the biggest threats to press freedom in
The Shift Team
June 11, 2019 08:49
If you’re consistent, you’re not credible
Every so often, we get an arresting view of
Ranier Fsadni
June 9, 2019 07:27
Setting the record straight
A report by Freedom House on the global decline
Caroline Muscat
June 8, 2019 12:46
A downward spiral: Global decline in democracy ‘most acute in Europe’
Elected leaders in democratic countries have made “explicit attempts
Alice Taylor
June 6, 2019 06:59
‘We won’t forget journalists who have been silenced’ – IPI World Congress
“When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole pay
The Shift Team
June 5, 2019 14:52
UPDATED: International community reacts to scathing report on Malta
Updated to include the government’s reaction. “Evil tends to
Alice Taylor
May 30, 2019 06:09
Defenders, deniers, traitors, avoiders: MEP candidates on press freedom
MEP candidates agree that press freedom and the rule
The Shift Team
May 23, 2019 15:17
‘What happens in Malta, stays in Malta’
“Letterbox companies, corruption, contract killings and restrictions on the
The Shift Team
May 20, 2019 12:57
‘Lack of media freedom is the first sign of a dictatorship’ – Pope Francis
Pope Francis spoke of the “pain” of hearing statistics
Alice Taylor
May 20, 2019 10:14
‘No adequate protective measures for Daphne Caruana Galizia’ – report
“The Mafia is a systematic threat to press freedom,”
The Shift Team
May 16, 2019 06:01
Indiscriminate use of tear gas against against citizens, journalists in Albania
Anti-government protests have continued in the Albanian capital of
Alice Taylor
May 15, 2019 12:36
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 11:11
Commissioner to defend press freedom needed – Reporters Without Borders
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is
Caroline Muscat
May 4, 2019 10:43
‘Threats against freedom of expression on the rise’ – Council of Europe
Consecutive assessments of the state of the freedom of
Alice Taylor
May 3, 2019 17:58
Killing freedom, one pawn at a time
Mark Anthony Falzon insists that press freedom in Malta
Ryan Murdock
May 3, 2019 08:55
‘We don’t need heroes’
Anti-mafia organisation Libera dedicated its Ragusa chapter to slain
The Shift Team
May 1, 2019 18:56
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
How to prove the Press Freedom Index wrong
So, this year’s World Press Freedom Index reports that
Ranier Fsadni
April 21, 2019 06:44
‘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
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
‘You can’t kill the messenger because you don’t like the message’ – OSCE
“With the systematic denigration of the press, more and
Caroline Muscat
April 12, 2019 14:03
‘Unite for truth’
Malta is facing a crisis of governance. There has
The Shift Team
April 11, 2019 09:05
Impunity is the name of the game
The closing remarks of the Council of Europe’s Special
Caroline Muscat
April 9, 2019 15:01
Grieving Caruana Galizia family forced to litigate for launch of public inquiry
The Maltese government is accused of being in breach
Alice Taylor
April 9, 2019 10:07
The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence?
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2019 17:17
International Journalism Festival: Disinformation and censorship in Malta
Disinformation, hate speech, censorship and a host of other
Alice Taylor
April 2, 2019 14:57
International press freedom NGOs slam attempts to silence journalist with arrest
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2018, Maria Ressa,
The Shift Team
March 30, 2019 12:01

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