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
‘A radical and ridiculous change’
“You are born with the right to protest. Nobody
The Shift Team
February 16, 2020 18:58
The general election we deserve
Imagine this. A general election is called tomorrow for
Ranier Fsadni
February 16, 2020 06:30
European Court of Human Rights rules against Malta in majority of cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled
February 15, 2020 12:10
Officials who target journalists should be individually sanctioned – Amal Clooney
Officials and prosecutors who arbitrarily detain journalists or impose
The Shift Team
February 14, 2020 12:45
European journalists highlight Malta’s press freedom alerts in report
Five press freedom alerts reported to the Council of
Joanna Demarco
February 10, 2020 11:56
Maltese courts are a continental embarrassment
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) routinely trashes
Ryan Murdock
February 6, 2020 06:33
‘Alarming restrictions on journalists’
Reporters Without Borders condemned Downing Street’s attempt to ban
February 4, 2020 12:51
Defamation law abuse remains a problem for journalists – Harlem Désir
Defamation law abuse and severe online harassment are two
Joanna Demarco
January 31, 2020 11:38
Malta’s media freedom ‘particularly worrying’ – Council of Europe
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has listed Malta
Joanna Demarco
January 29, 2020 12:45
Strengthening media freedom a ‘key dimension’ of democracy action plan – Commission Vice President
Vera Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for
The Shift Team
January 28, 2020 12:10
UPDATED: Prime Minister stalls on Mizzi amid calls for people to return to the streets
Updated to include statement by Repubblika. After civil society
The Shift Team
January 28, 2020 05:30
Keep an eye on fake news
To evaluate Robert Abela’s first week as Prime Minister,
Ranier Fsadni
January 19, 2020 08:14
‘Push back against those who abuse the law to silence the media’ – Index on Censorship
In March last year, hundreds of journalists took the
Jodie Ginsberg
January 18, 2020 07:25
NGO network calls on organisations and diplomats to monitor public inquiry
International NGO network IFEX has called on media, international
Joanna Demarco
January 16, 2020 14:36
Index on Censorship project to expose ‘vexatious’ legal threats on journalists
UK-based non-profit organisation Index on Censorship will be launching
Joanna Demarco
January 10, 2020 12:34

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