Tag: Journalists
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IĠM urges Parliament to strengthen anti-SLAPP protection for journalists
As Parliament prepares to debate amendments to anti-SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – legislation this afternoon, the Institute of Maltese Journalists is calling on MPs to vote in favour of proposals presented by the Opposition that would extend protection for journalists and others against legal intimidation. While the new legal notice, which was…
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Two Kurdish journalists killed in Kobani by drone strike
Two Turkish journalists were killed in Kobani at the end of this week as pro-Turkish forces attacked the Kurdish city of Kobani. The city is under fire by pro-Turkish groups while the Turkish army is amassing its units on its border after the Kurds are refusing to disarm and give up territory to the new…
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EPP Group declines to address questions on sanctioning Israel for killing journalists
Earlier this week during the EPP Groups Political Assembly in Malta, the EPP representatives declined to respond to questions about European sanctions on Israel over the killing of journalists. Throughout the war on Gaza, Israel killed up to 137 journalists and media workers. The question, raised by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, which was participating…
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EPP Group roundtable in Valletta highlights need for stronger protection for Maltese journalists
A roundtable on Media Freedom was organised by the EPP Group in Valletta, where MEP David Casa urged the government of Malta to implement the ‘Daphne’s Law’ in full in an effort to protect local journalists from local Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). Casa, who is also the Head of the Maltese EPP Delegation,…
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Israel refuses to evacuate injured journalists in Gaza: ramps up attacks against journalists
Israel is refusing permission for the journalists it deliberately injured earlier this month to evacuate Gaza. Fadi al-Wahidi and Ali al-Attar shot at by the Israeli Defence Forces in northern Gaza were Israel is forcing the population to evacuate. Last week, Israel killed another three journalists in southern Lebanon as the Israeli Defence Forces targeted…
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The Justice Minister at the Parliament Media Forum: “We need to punish those who abuse free speech”
When it comes to press reform, the Labour government’s only and current aim is to retrict free speech and punish journalists. Readers of this article should not illude themselves that the government moved the anti-SLAPP reforms willingly: they were introduced due to an EU directive. Once again, the Justice Minister is using the excuse of “online…
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Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina dies in Russian custody
Viktoria Roshchina, A Ukrainian journalist who was captured in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine on August 3rd 2023, has died in Russian custody. She was earmarked to return to Ukraine from Moscow on a prison-exchange deal with Ukraine. As of last July, at least thirty Ukrainian journalists were in custody in Russian prisons. At least another…
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The Israeli Defence Forces shoot and paralayse a Gazan journalist
Palestinian journalist from Gaza, Fadi al-Wahidi was shot to the neck and paralysed by the Israeli Defence Forces while covering the Israeli bombing of Jabalia. The IDF is currently bombing and shelling northern Gaza where it is currently operating. Fadi al-Wahidi, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera, was covering the shooting by the IDF, which was also…
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Al-Jazeera is the first foreign media to be shut down in Israel with new national security law
Last April the Israeli parliament approved a national security law that allows the government to close foreign media outlets that are considered to be a threat to national security. Last week the Israeli government shut down the Al-Jazeera’ HQ in Ramallah, in the West Bank. Al-JAzeera is funded by the Qatari government and the IDF…
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Yorgen Fenech’s history of buying off journalists and propagandists
To put some further context about Simon Mercieca’s gifts that he is receiving from Tumas Group on behalf of Yorgen Fenech, it is important to contextualize by drawing up his history of buying journalists and propagandists. Ivan Camilleri Ivan Camilleri lost his job at the Times of Malta after it was known that…
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Hamas abducts journalist in Gaza
Christian Palestinian journalist who documents Christian-Palestinian news, Ihab Hassan reported that Palestinian journalist in Ihab Fasfos was abducted hy Hamas and there are concerns for his life. More than 100 journalists have been killed during the War in Gaza most of them Palestinians and killed by the Israeli Defense Forces. Fighting between Hamas and the…
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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…
