Prosecution demands 25 year prison sentence for masterminds in Jan Kuciak’s murder case
The prosecution in the case of murdered journalist Jan
Gabriel Schembri
July 25, 2020 06:13
‘No major changes for journalists since Abela’ – Reporters Without Borders
International press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders has “unfortunately”
Joanna Demarco
July 24, 2020 16:49
Report: Political ownership of media puts pluralism at ‘high risk’ in Malta
Independent media organisations in Malta face threats and financial
Gabriel Schembri
July 23, 2020 14:21
A day in the life of…
Every morning my husband brings me a cuppa in
Julia Baldock
July 23, 2020 09:53
Kurt Farrugia to the rescue
At the public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne
Ranier Fsadni
July 19, 2020 07:15
Council of Europe issues alert on SLAPP threat against Malta media
The Council of Europe’s platform for the protection of
Gabriel Schembri
July 16, 2020 13:41
Mapping Media Freedom registers threat by Turab Musayev on media
The threat by Azerbaijani – British national Turab Musayev
The Shift Team
July 12, 2020 07:37
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan block renewal of OSCE media freedom representative
Harlem Désir, an influential figure who has worked fearlessly
Gabriel Schembri
July 11, 2020 09:27
Conviction of prominent journalist in the Philippines condemned
Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC have expressed condemnation
The Shift Team
June 15, 2020 15:25
Weaponisation of the law suppressing scrutiny of power
Over 25 press freedom organisations have written to the
Joanna Demarco
May 21, 2020 09:13
The Shift’s founder among award-winning writers to speak at Hay Festival Digital
The Shift’s founder and managing editor Caroline Muscat will
Joanna Demarco
May 17, 2020 17:56
Malta is of ‘exceptional concern for press freedom’ – Council of Europe report
The Council of Europe’s platform for media freedom and
Joanna Demarco
April 29, 2020 17:05
Your right to know, compromised
Malta has fallen another four places in the World
Ryan Murdock
April 24, 2020 07:33
Over 20 press freedom NGOs present rule of law recommendations to Commission
The European Commission must effectively capture the challenges that
The Shift Team
April 23, 2020 13:04
Over 100 press freedom violations in the EU since COVID-19
More than 100 press freedom violations have been registered
April 23, 2020 10:30
Malta drops another four places in World Press Freedom Index
Malta’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index continued
April 21, 2020 06:01
Croatian’s threat against The Shift taken up by the Council of Europe
The Council of Europe press freedom platform has taken
April 18, 2020 18:10
State funding of the independent media
Media freedom is what it says – freedom from
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 18:00
Press freedom organisations ask Venice Commission to review Hungary’s emergency law
International press freedom organisations sent an open letter to
Gabriel Schembri
April 1, 2020 11:02
Governments using virus crisis to punish journalists and free press
The Corovid-19 virus has brought the world to its
Gabriel Schembri
March 27, 2020 10:38
Global initiative to monitor attacks on the media during coronavirus 
Index on Censorship and the Justice for Journalists Foundation
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 26, 2020 11:13
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist who exposed corruption released early
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Joanna Demarco
March 23, 2020 14:33
Bypassing censorship: Journalists’ work published in online game
The work of journalists who have been censored by
Joanna Demarco
March 17, 2020 16:22
‘Our island is just one theatre in a much larger conflict’
“It took a murder to make me realise that
Gabriel Schembri
March 9, 2020 14:32
Assange published documents to show human rights abuses – lawyers
The first part of the extradition trial of Wikileaks
March 4, 2020 08:25
Citizens gather in London ahead of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing
Hundreds of people gathered in London on Saturday in
Joanna Demarco
February 22, 2020 17:47
Tributes and remembrance ceremonies on two-year mark of Jan Kuciak murder
Tributes were paid and ceremonies of remembrance were held
Joanna Demarco
February 22, 2020 10:19
Harsh libel judgments are a disservice to journalism in Malta
The high financial damages inflicted on The Sunday Times
Victor Paul Borg
February 19, 2020 05:09
Debunking statements made by OPM staff in a public inquiry
The public inquiry sitting on Monday focused on incidents
The Shift Team
February 18, 2020 11:43
Reporters Without Borders petition against Julian Assange’s extradition to the US
International NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a
Joanna Demarco
February 17, 2020 15:58

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