Tag: Censorship
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No permission requested by Sandra Gauci to speak about behaviour issues in schools
Prior to giving an interview to Il-Każin about growing behaviour issues in schools, ADPD – Green Party Leader, Sandra Gauci, did not request a permission from the Ministry of Education. Educators have been forced by the Ministry of Education to request a permission every time they speak to the press about issues related to the…
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Exclusive: Ministry officials actively silencing educators over school issues
The Minister of Education’s policy over the ongoing debate about children’s behaviour issues in schools, is to silence educators and prevent information from being provided to the press. The Maltese Herald has been reliably informed by various sources that top officials of the Minister for education, Clifton Grima, are putting pressure heads of schools and…
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Courts issue censorship notice on Yorgen Fenech’s trial
The Court has issued a censorship notice over Yorgen Fenech’s trial, ordering the press not to discuss the case while the trial is ongoing. The decree also says that the press is not allowed to publicise the date of the trial and neither to publish any evidence and documents presented in Court during the proceedings.…
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New Bansky artwork in London highlights deterioration of free speech in the UK
A new stencil artwork sprayed over the wall of the Queen’s Building of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London (Carey Street) was yesterday unveiled and confirmed by Bansky via his official Instagram account. The new mural was covered with sheets and metal barriers were put it up around it. The artwork depicts a…
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The Courts go on a censorship spree against the press
The sentence by the pseudo-socialist Judge who passed judgement by quoting a Labour party businessmen that was funded by Malta’s terrorist oligarch, may have marked the start of an authoritarian trend by the Courts of Malta to prohibit the publication of details about Court cases. As part of this new and insane trend, details of…
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Education Minister Clifton Grima says it is correct to censor teachers
While being confronted by a teacher during Jon Mallia’s show “Il-Każin”, Education Minister Clifton Grima said that the government is just following normal procedure by censoring teachers and compelling them to ask for permission to speak to the media. He also said that it was the right thing to do because comments on the education…
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ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci says Malta Union of Teachers should have issued strong directives against censorship circular
ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci, who is a teacher herself, stated that the Malta Union of Teachers should have issued strong directives against the Department of Education’s circular censoring educators. The Department of Education issued a circular late last year ordering educators not to speak in public about the education system so as not to “compromise…
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Headmaster admits questioning teacher over lack of approval for her public comments
UPDATED 10.19 HRS: The Malta Union of Teachers is finally doing something about this. They just announced they have sent a petition to the government against the circular. More updates later. A headmaster has admitted he questioned a teacher over comments she made about the education system in public which were not previously approved. The…
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Arnold Cassola files complaint to the Ombudsman against Minister of Education for censoring educators
Independent politician Arnold Cassola has filed a submission to the Ombudsman, requesting him to investigate the directive issued by the Ministry of Education to censor teachers. The directive, which was first published here, orders teachers and educators to request permission from their superior before speaking to the press so as “not to compromise the integrity…
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Of all things, Moviment Graffitti was censored for distributing abortion pamphlets
Moviment Graffitti has been making some outlandish statements lately regarding international affairs, but of all things, they were censored by the University Students’ Council at the University of Malta for distributing abortion pamphlets. You can see the pamphlet below. I’m not going to say what has already been said in the press, and of course…
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Labour Youth in favour of censorship
Daniel Attard, the Labour Party candidate for the European Parliament, is continuing his offensive against government critics making his election campaign mostly about that: defending Labour, defending criminals, and attacking critics and journalists. Now, he filed a police report against an individual who usually comments on social media about politics. Daniel Attard is accusing Godfrey…
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Coincidentally, Robert Abela loves Alex Borg’s PN Faction and wants to censor Manuel Delia for calling Franco Debono a “tumor”
More tumors are coming your way, as coincidentally, Prime Minister Robert Abela has given PN the advice to include Franco Debono in its politics following with a condemnation and call for censure and prosecution of Manuel Delia for calling Franco Debono a “tumor”. If by now it’s not obvious to you that a PN faction…
