CPJ joins four press freedom and journalist organizations to call on the Maltese authorities to make long-overdue media reforms an immediate priority, and to commit to meaningful and transparent collaboration with national and international civil society.
The assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb attack in 2017, generated significant pressure to improve working conditions for all journalists in Malta.
The joint statement condemns a lack of action by the Maltese government to respond to the groups’ submission, sent in October 2025, as part of national consultations led by the Maltese authorities.
Read the full statement here.