EU Commission Statement on anniversary of assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Joint statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioners Jourová and Gabriel one year after the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Brussels, 16 October 2018 Today marks one year since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Today, we honour the hard work and relentlessness of Daphne, of Jan Kuciak and many other journalists who [...]
PN Parliamentary Group proposes motion for an independent inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
The entire PN Parliamentary Group has signed a Parliamentary Motion that if approved would call on the government to institute a public and independent inquiry into the circumstances of Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination. The motion was presented backing calls from Daphne's family, MEPs and media freedom international NGOs for an independent inquiry, so far ignored [...]
Rai TG1: ‘We want an independent inquiry to protect journalists in danger’ – family
Maria Grazia Mazzola continues with her coverage of events in Malta marking a year since the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Watch her feature in yesterday's news bulletin here.
The (UK) Independent: ‘There is a complete cover up’ says Matthew Caruana Galizia
This is the front page of today's The Independent. From their report: "'It appears that absolutely nothing is happening. When we asked for updates, the response from the prosecutor [who is also the attorney general] was to mock us publicly, saying that they cannot provide a ‘running commentary’ – that was the name of my [...]
The other European Capital of Culture remembers Daphne Caruana Galizia on the anniversary of her assassination
Leeuwarder Courant is the old newspaper in the Netherlands still in circulation and it's focused in Friesland and its capital Leeuwarden the other European Capital of Culture 2018. The newspaper today published this feature a year after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The translation below is a Google Translate job so may not be [...]
Journalists meet in Italy to mark a year since Daphne’s killing
I attended a meeting of Italian and overseas journalists accredited in Rome marking one year since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. This is a report shown on La Repubblica. The meeting was hosted at the conference room of the Associazione Stampa Straniera in Rome and was also briefed by Maria Grazia Mazzola of Rai [...]
ARD: A year since Daphne’s assassination
German National Television marked the year since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia with this short. Below is an English translation provided by a volunteer who helps out with this website and unlike me speaks German. Andrew Caruana Galizia's life changed completely a year ago. Nothing is the same as it used to be. He [...]
Agence France Presse: Daphne, one year on
Surprisingly and exceptionally the office of the Prime Minister has decided to answer questions from an international press organisation. It hasn't done so for months now even telling some journalists they would consider answering their questions if those did not include any reference to Daphne Caruana Galizia. Of course, it's all the formalistic lip service [...]
Here’s your answer
Reporters without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, 60 per Daphne, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and PEN International laid flowers and candles and left messages in front of the court building in memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia and demanding justice for her as a journalist killed in the line of duty. [...]
Literary reference
Here's something Andre Carbonaro posted on his Facebook wall 6 days ago.
The volleys of the damned
Malta Today’s story on David Casa can’t have been published on the 14th of October by some coincidence. The choice of date serves the interests of those whose hearts are warmed by the bad weather today because the anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s killing is not being marked. An anonymous former staffer who worked for [...]
THE SUNDAY TIMES: The state of journalism
From my article in The Sunday Times today: "Sure enough the moment that One TV report about my collaboration in a campaign against Malta came up, the Labour Party’s vigilantes got to work. My Facebook page was flooded by messages of trolls, most not anonymous, recommending my exile, my arrest, my punishment, even my suicide. [...]
Today’s March is postponed due to stormy weather
#occupyjustice and manueldelia.com announce that due to stormy weather the March for Truth and Justice planned for this afternoon is being postponed to Tuesday 16th October 2018, starting at 7:00 pm in front of Wembley Store, Valletta. We would like to confirm that the rest of the program of events for the 15th and 16th [...]
Owen Bonnici lies again
When Owen Bonnici lies he looks like a silly schoolboy. When the Minister of Justice lies it is a shocking embarrassment and yet more evidence that our institutions have been hijacked by banana republic tyrants. In a government statement yesterday Owen Bonnici said he had asked the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission for advice on [...]
And they call me a traitor
Henley & Partners is now branding Maltese citizenship as a status symbol to be ticked off by the stupidly rich who “have a yacht and two aeroplanes”. Do you know many people who have a yacht and two aeroplanes? Although to be fair the real question ought to be: do you want to know anyone [...]
John Sweeney on RTK
Fr Joe Borg interviewed John Sweeney this morning ahead of the BBC journalist's Freedom Lecture on Monday. He was told by a listener that he's being "fed wrong information". And John Sweeney patiently explained the difference between impartiality, which is a professional obligation and being able to tell right from wrong. Listen to the interview [...]
Rai Uno: Daphne La Patriota
This was broadcast yesterday on Rai Uno's weekly news in-depth magazine TV7. The feature is by Maria Grazia Mazzola. https://www.facebook.com/inviataspecialeRai/videos/2058696170840837/
Carlo Bonini: L’isola assassina
When in Rome yesterday I met again La Repubblica's Carlo Bonini, part of the Daphne Project and author of the 'Daphne' movie shown in an event organised by this website a few months ago. Through Feltrinelli he has just published his book on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia that tells the story on what [...]