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
Amnesty delivers 45,000 signatures calling for ‘justice for Daphne’
Amnesty International Italy delivered over 45,000 signatures to the
Caroline Muscat
March 26, 2019 09:11
Malta’s ally: Report on censorship, control by China beyond its borders
China is going to great lengths to create a
The Shift Team
March 25, 2019 12:26
Dangerous liaisons and the news
A new Reformation is underway in Europe and North
Ranier Fsadni
March 24, 2019 06:30
Theatre of the absurd
Patrick Dalli didn’t get the result he wanted in
Ryan Murdock
March 21, 2019 12:07
Malta’s lack of action on Panama Papers leading to backlash against journalists
Malta’s treatment of journalists and its attitude to media
The Shift Team
March 19, 2019 09:05
WATCH: ‘You made me feel part of something bigger’ – Pelin Ünker
Turkish journalist Pelin Ünker, who is facing 13 months
The Shift Team
March 17, 2019 11:52
‘Without media freedom there can be no democracy’
In the absence of government action, it is up
Alice Taylor
March 16, 2019 15:59
The man charged with Jan Kuciak’s murder, his links to Malta and what a safe can reveal
A safe owned by Marian Kočner, charged with ordering
Caroline Muscat
March 15, 2019 17:58
Malta government only paying ‘lip service’ to its human rights obligations, UN hears
Leading international press freedom and human rights organisations raised
The Shift Team
March 15, 2019 10:00
‘It is when institutions fail that journalists become vulnerable’
Journalists who unearth wrongdoing are endangered when the institutions
Alice Taylor
March 15, 2019 09:08
Rule of law and press freedom in Malta criticised by UN Human Rights Council
The Maltese government has come under significant criticism for
The Shift Team
March 13, 2019 17:10
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes judgment for press freedom
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has
The Shift Team
March 13, 2019 09:22
On the journalist’s duty to scrutinise those in power… and their spouses
“Respect for truth and for the right of the
Caroline Muscat
March 10, 2019 14:34
Return of the Middle Ages
They are the best of times, they are the
Ranier Fsadni
March 10, 2019 06:12
Government criticised at UN on lack of public inquiry on Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination
Delegates at the United Nations Human Rights Council 40th
Alice Taylor
March 9, 2019 09:38
Reporters Without Borders condemns latest threat against The Shift News
A new threat of possible legal action against Malta-based
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 18:59
Russian banker threatens The Shift News with SLAPP lawsuit
Only hours after a conference at the University of
The Shift Team
March 7, 2019 07:35
‘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 08:30
Thousands take to the streets in Montenegro against corruption
On Saturday, over 10,000 Montenegrins protested in the capital
Alice Taylor
March 4, 2019 11:59
European civil liberties NGOs brand Labour Party ‘anti-EU’ ahead of elections
A Europe-wide campaign being waged by human rights organisations prior
The Shift Team
March 4, 2019 06:00
Lawsuits that cripple journalists: Malta a protagonist in debate on press freedom
Media freedom and the abuse of lawsuits to silence
Alice Taylor
March 2, 2019 11:01
500 days of impunity
Five hundred days since the assassination of Maltese journalist
Caroline Muscat
February 28, 2019 08:05
Financial Crimes committee calls for action on SLAPP lawsuits and 17 Black
The European Parliament’s Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion
The Shift Team
February 27, 2019 11:15
Attacks against journalists ‘outrageous’ – UN chief
UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday that freedom
The Shift Team
February 26, 2019 11:30
Blood donations replace marathon challenge
“The GIG Malta Marathon was cancelled due to bad
The Shift Team
February 24, 2019 11:40
International press freedom organisations demand ‘justice for Ján’
Leading international press freedom organisations representing thousands of journalists
The Shift Team
February 20, 2019 13:33
Unfinished lives: A year since journalist Ján Kuciak was murdered
Almost a year ago, journalist Ján Kuciak and his
Alice Taylor
February 19, 2019 18:06
‘What happened to the masterminds?’
At the vigil marking 16 months since the assassination
The Shift Team
February 16, 2019 20:26
‘Democracy is in retreat’ – Freedom House report
Democracy is declining across the world in a pattern
Alice Taylor
February 5, 2019 12:34

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