FRA: NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and criminal investigations

(FRA) This note draws attention to the recent trend of criminalising search and rescue operations (SAR) in the Mediterranean Sea carried out by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other private entities.…

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8 October 2018

Freedom of expression

MALTA: Investigating online hate machine against anti-corruption activists

(The Shift Team) Joseph Muscat’s claim to represent a positive politics that does away with tribalism is a cover for a relentlessly violent and abusive campaign, as revealed in a Shift…

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16 July 2018

Institutional reaction & resources

MEPs call on Greece to offer asylum to Russian whistleblower on Pilatus Bank

(The shift) Over 30 MEPs have signed a statement calling on the Greek authorities to ensure that Maria Efimova is not returned to Malta and to offer her asylum…

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22 March 2018

Freedom of expression

Slapp: Shadowy legal actions are being used to silence the media

(Index on censorship) Journalists who dare to investigate powerful people or companies are facing increasingly expensive legal threats to stop them publishing. Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese investigative journalist who…

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5 February 2018

FRA: NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and criminal investigations

MALTA: Investigating online hate machine against anti-corruption activists

MEPs call on Greece to offer asylum to Russian whistleblower on Pilatus Bank

Slapp: Shadowy legal actions are being used to silence the media

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