A meeting with Karolína Farská, Slovak journalist and press freedom activist
On Friday, 13 October, The Shift’s Founder and Managing
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Slovakian businessman acquitted of murdering journalist in court ‘debacle’
Slovak business tycoon Marian Kočner has been acquitted in
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Malta taken to European Court of Justice over failure to provide data link services to aircraft operators
Malta, along with Slovakia and Greece, has been referred
Julian Delia
July 18, 2022 18:02
‘A strong democracy needs a strong press’: Tributes to Ján Kuciak mark four years since assassination
Political leaders, journalists and press freedom organisations on Monday
Joanna Demarco
February 21, 2022 16:10
US State Department’s ‘rare rebuke’ indicates US ‘has lost patience’ with Malta
The travel ban imposed by the US Department of
Julian Delia
December 27, 2021 17:30
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo picks individuals from his district to serve as ambassadors
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo has nominated two of his
The Shift Team
December 6, 2021 17:41
Slovak journalists to face charges for revealing spy-for-hire in Jan Kuciak case
Two journalists from Slovak independent media platform Dennik N
Alice Taylor
September 21, 2021 11:28
‘Huge relief’ for family of Jan Kuciak as court overturns acquittals for journalist’s murder
Following the news that Slovakia’s Supreme Court overturned the
Alice Taylor
June 15, 2021 19:18
Acquittal of man accused of journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder results in shock
International press freedom organisations have expressed shock at the
Gabriel Schembri
September 3, 2020 15:03
Journalist Jan Kuciak’s killer sentenced to 23 years in jail
A former soldier has been sentenced to 23 years
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2020 08:06
13 judges arrested in Slovakia for links to man charged with journalist’s murder
Thirteen judges were among 18 arrested in Slovakia in
Gabriel Schembri
March 12, 2020 10:09
Slovak charged with Jan Kuciak’s murder jailed for 19 years for forgery
A prominent Slovak businessman charged with commissioning the murders
The Shift Team
February 27, 2020 17:10
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
European Commission Vice President calls for full prosecution of politicians involved in journalists’ murders
European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has called for
February 18, 2020 16:53
‘Rule of law requires strong institutions, active citizens, leaders who protect it’
“We cannot defend our values without the rule of
Joanna Demarco
February 17, 2020 12:11
Kuciak ’embodied human kindness’, killed in cold blood – editor
The former colleagues of murdered Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak
January 24, 2020 15:39
Kuciak family immediately suspected businessman Marian Kočner
The first week of the trial of the four
The Shift Team
January 16, 2020 07:00
Ján Kuciak’s murder middleman jailed for 15 years
Zoltán Andruskó was today found guilty of the 2018
Joanna Demarco
December 30, 2019 15:32
Slovak politician and Judge resign over links to Jan Kuciak’s murder suspect
Martin Glvac, the Vice President of the Parliament of
Alice Taylor
November 18, 2019 16:23
Government mum on Malta’s failure to sign global media freedom pledge
The Maltese government has failed to sign a pledge
Alice Taylor
October 26, 2019 11:59
Four people charged with Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder
Four people have been charged with the murder of
The Shift Team
October 22, 2019 15:43
First things first: Slovakia’s new President visits shrine for murdered journalist
One of the first things Slovakia’s newly elected Head
The Shift Team
April 2, 2019 10:51
Socialist MEPs turn their back on Joseph Muscat to demand the rule of law
MEPs voted in favour of resolutions against Malta and
The Shift Team
March 28, 2019 14:40
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
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
Slovak journalists protest against former Prime Minister’s threats
Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s latest threat to
November 15, 2018 13:25
Golden Victoria award for Daphne Caruana Galizia and Ján Kuciak
The Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) has honoured
Caroline Muscat
November 7, 2018 07:32
60 journalists demand to know ‘who killed Daphne?’
Sixty Italian journalists have signed a declaration demanding the
The Shift Team
October 12, 2018 11:02
Bulgarians mourns slain journalist amid calls for international independent investigation
Bulgarians across the country mourned the death of 30-year
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October 10, 2018 09:09

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