Repubblika “appalled” at Zammit Lewis remarks that ‘looking at social media’ amounts to adequate consultation

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2020-10-19T13:54:46+02:00Mon, 19th Oct '20, 13:54|

In a letter to President George Vella, Repubblika today reacted to remarks made Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis who dismissed criticism by the Venice Commission that the government introduce constitutional laws without consultation saying the government looked at social media. Repubblika referred to Edward Zammit Lewis’s remarks after President George Vella recently published his proposals [...]

PODCAST: Out of hand

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2020-10-20T06:40:44+02:00Mon, 19th Oct '20, 13:26|

Manuel Delia · Out Of Hand The disastrous handling of the mounting covid crisis continues to expose the inadequacy of the governance of this country. Every single decision of import in Malta depends on the abilities, conscience and integrity of the prime minister and when these are found wanting, people die. If this sounds like [...]

Media security detail

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2020-10-19T10:47:22+02:00Mon, 19th Oct '20, 10:47|

Yesterday the Sunday Times of Malta and Malta Today ran a story together naming individuals in Malta’s criminal underworld, explaining their alleged involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, but also their involvement in organised crime by giving specific examples of crimes they are or have allegedly been involved in. The name ‘tal-Maksar’ has [...]

GUEST POST: A confederacy of liars

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2020-10-19T07:26:22+02:00Mon, 19th Oct '20, 07:26|

“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.” – William Shenston Joseph Muscat’s regime was rotten to the core. It was based on deceit, misinformation or the lack of information and blatant lies. His career was characterised by doublespeak and thrived on corruption. In his [...]

GUEST POST: Never Give Up

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2020-10-19T07:09:26+02:00Mon, 19th Oct '20, 07:09|

This post was written by a 17-year-old woman who wished to remain anonymous. 3 years have passed since Daphne was assassinated. 3 years since we were made aware of the crumbling state of our democracy, if we can still call Malta that. So many events have transpired since then, but ultimately, most things have remained [...]

Respect to the fallen

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2020-10-16T17:34:26+02:00Fri, 16th Oct '20, 17:34|

On the third anniversary of Daphne's death we ask how long we must wait for impunity to end and justice to be served. But that's not just because we thirst to see those responsible paying their dues to the society they have taken so much from. It's also because we're looking forward to what comes [...]

WATCH: The state of journalism discussed on 3rd anniversary of the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia

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2020-10-17T08:39:34+02:00Fri, 16th Oct '20, 17:10|

Italian journalists led by the president of the Italian Federation of Journalists gathered today on a bus stop in the northern town of Ronchi dei Legionari to inaugurate street art in honour of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The 'murales' is composed of newspaper cuttings reporting the killing of Daphne and other journalists worldwide. People holding up [...]

#occupyjustice: The return of 3 billboards

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2020-10-16T08:16:50+02:00Fri, 16th Oct '20, 08:16|

Statement by #occupyjustice On the 16 February 2018, #occupyjustice engaged contractors to mount three billboards inspired by the Oscar-nominated movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in which an anguished mother seeks justice for her murdered daughter. A few hours after the billboards were put up, the government, then led by Joseph Muscat and Keith Schembri, [...]

DON’T MISS IT TONIGHT: When They Come Undone

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2020-10-16T08:12:52+02:00Fri, 16th Oct '20, 08:12|

Three years ago today, Daphne Caruana Galizia, investigative journalist and anti-corruption blogger, was killed by car bomb just outside her home in Bidnija. Her assassination sparked a campaign of civil society activism and independent, collaborative journalism in pursuit of truthful answers to the questions of who killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, how and why and in [...]

GUEST POST: The abnormal made normal

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2020-10-16T08:09:01+02:00Fri, 16th Oct '20, 08:09|

The author is known to me and also knows what he's talking about because in an earlier stage of his life he was a career diplomat. Back when such a thing was conceivable. Carmelo Abela said that it is normal to move people around when challenged on the recall of Andrew Caruana Galizia from India. What utter [...]

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