Countries in which journalists have been murdered should ‘do more’ to protect the press – Jourova
Countries that have experienced cases of murdered journalists should
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
March 26, 2021 17:56
‘Justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia must be secured’ – European Commission President
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has again
March 2, 2021 11:57
2020: A year of investigations despite a pandemic
Despite the circumstances brought about by the pandemic, The
December 29, 2020 07:32
Journalists are receiving legal threats at an ‘alarming’ rate – report
The UK is “by far” the most frequent country
Joanna Demarco
November 16, 2020 11:31
EXHIBITION: The cage and the bird that did not stop singing
Bright shades of red and yellow are usually inseparable
Joanna Demarco
October 9, 2020 12:07
‘I did everything in my power’ – Owen Bonnici tells public inquiry
Owen Bonnici, the Minister who shot down a Private
The Shift Team
September 18, 2020 14:44
Maltese law academic publishes paper for ‘urgent’ reform of EU defamation law
Maltese law academic Justin Borg-Barthet on Tuesday published an
Joanna Demarco
August 19, 2020 16:29
Study highlights lawsuits targeting media in Malta as ‘problematic practice’ in Europe
SLAPP threats in Malta are highlighted as one of
Gabriel Schembri
August 5, 2020 13:51
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
‘Courageous investigative journalism must be protected’ – RSF
Reporters without Borders (RSF) Director of International Campaigns, Rebecca
Gabriel Schembri
July 9, 2020 17:47
MEP David Casa demands Turab Musayev retract SLAPP threat
MEP David Casa has sent a letter to Atkins
Gabriel Schembri
July 8, 2020 18:05
SLAPP threat from Azerbaijani – British national Turab Musayev
Turab Musayev, the Azeribaijani-British National who was SOCAR Trading’s
Caroline Muscat
July 7, 2020 14:30
Support for EUobserver after being threatened for Caruana Galizia article
Political activist and financier Bill Browder has put his
July 3, 2020 14:59
US congressman uses meeting with Muscat as alibi in CNN case
Republican US congressman Devin Nunes is using a 2018
Joanna Demarco
May 25, 2020 12:49
Weaponisation of the law suppressing scrutiny of power
Over 25 press freedom organisations have written to the
Joanna Demarco
May 21, 2020 09:13
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
The silence behind the SLAPP
It is no easy matter to be slapped with
March 11, 2020 06:23
The sting of a SLAPP
A US Republican congressman has filed a $250 million
March 5, 2020 10:37
Opposition files Bill to protect journalists from SLAPP, again
The Opposition has put forward a draft law in
The Shift Team
February 27, 2020 10:34
Libel suits made my mother’s life absolutely impossible – Caruana Galizia
The strategic lawsuits and libels filed against murdered journalist
February 25, 2020 12:29
Maltese courts are a continental embarrassment
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) routinely trashes
Ryan Murdock
February 6, 2020 06:33
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
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr appeals for support battling SLAPP lawsuit
British co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign Arron Banks is
The Shift Team
January 27, 2020 13:00
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
EU must intervene to protect journalists against SLAPP
The fact Daphne Caruana Galizia’s “widower and sons are
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
November 14, 2019 08:50
Two years of The Shift: Malta’s only newsroom funded by readers
The Shift is two years old. We want to
The Shift Team
November 9, 2019 08:35
Caroline Muscat shortlisted for Reporters Without Borders press freedom award
International press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has announced
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
August 30, 2019 15:25

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