Tag: Free speech
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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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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola pays tribute to Charlie Hebdo on the tenth anniversary of terrorist attack
Today, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola commemorated the victims of the terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. She described the terror attack as an attack against the liberty of expression that united the word in solidarity and resilience, also adding that “It is in this spirit that we are…
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The Labour government ramps up its plans to control online speech
The Labour government is ramping up plans to control online speech in its very well-coordinated campaign to enact legislation against “online bullying”. The Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality Rebecca Buttigieg penned an article today in The Times of Malta, advocating for the regulation of social media. These plans follow calls to enact legislation that…
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Robert Abela’s renewal of the Labour Party: a campaign against the free press
What has changed in the Labour Party and in the government after the Labour Party’s latest swipe and change of its top and administrative posts? In terms of government policy nothing has changed except that the government is on a renewed offensive against the free press. Basically, in every local interview he has given, he…
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“We should get rid of journalists who abuse freedom of speech” – Malta’s Prime Minister, Robert Abela
In what can be described as the most shocking interview with Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela until now, yesterday at the Auberge de Castille, Robert Abela literally told reporters that “We should get rid of journalists who abuse freedom of speech”. Pressed to tell who are these journalists, Robert Abela refused to answer, however he…
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An actual coordinated attack on free speech
The Labour Party is currently in the process of preparing a coordinated attack on free speech and the free press. After drumming up support for the re-introduction of criminal libel during their Annual General Conference, news just came out that the newly-appointed Maltese EU Commissioner, Glenn Micallef plans to introduce a anti-cyber-bullying directive. This is…
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Fascism rising
When all else fails, try using excessive authority so that maybe you’ll start winning again. The scent of desperation. The outgoing President of the Labour Pary gave a fascist speech yesterday at the Labour Party’s General Conference. Check out her quote taken from an article by The Malta Independent. This is stuff that comes out…
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The anti-free speech brigade is coming for your “hate speech”
I am pondering about this article and it looks like we have a fascist-like clique in PN who is rather antagonistic to the idea of journalists writing about them and their antics. Consistently and regularly, Alex Borg and Adrian Delia have attacked journalists and anyone who dared crticise them. Currently, Alex Borg and Adrian Delia’s…
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The Nationalist Party’s track record on journalists since 2017
Since the Nationalists are smearing me with lies about my past, it’s only fair to be factual about their track record on how Nationalist Party politicians view journalists. This is Adrian Delia conducting a smear campaign against Daphne Caruana Galizia for his PN leadership campaign. He was compelled to swallow his words after she was…
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Eve Borg Bonnello’s friends come to her defense with a dirty smear campaign
Earlier this week, a young PN politician smeared me on Facebook with very libelous and serious claims saying that I am paid a salary by the government in addition to having, according to him, harassed Daphne Caruana Galizia on a daily basis when she was alive and I was with Labour. I couldn’t believe these lies…
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Now comes the censorship
No journalist, editor or independent media house is lobbying the government to introduce “constitutional protections” for journalists. This gimmick is being promoted by the pseudo-consultative committee with Robert Abela’s personal allies and propagandists including Carmen Sammut and Saviour Balzan. The main material and actual reform that the government is proposing, is to actually restrict the…
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Franco Debono says that all of PN’s problems can be solved if PN renounces Daphne Caruana Galizia
Following Maltatoday’s and Simon Mercieca’s regular weekend outburst against Jason Azzopardi and other Nationalist Party politicians who fight against corruption, it is Franco Debono‘s turn to pitch his grievances about independent journalism. Franco Debono, who is also pitching his return to the Nationalist Party along with Alex Borg and Adrian Delia’s faction, says that the…
