Malta / Europe & Central Asia

  
People hold up photos of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia during a vigil on April 16, 2018, marking the sixth month anniversary of her assassination in Malta. The Council of Europe appointed Pieter Omtzigt as a special rapporteur to monitor the ongoing investigation into her murder, according to reports. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)

CPJ welcomes Council of Europe’s appointment of Omtzigt as special rapporteur on Malta case

Brussels, April 23, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed the appointment of Member of Parliament Pieter Omtzigt as the special rapporteur of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The rapporteur will monitor the ongoing murder investigation in Malta, examine the broader circumstances surrounding the journalist’s…

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A woman holds a photo of Daphne Caruana Galizia at a memorial for the murdered journalist outside the Courts of Justice in Valletta, Malta, in February 2018. Three people are on trial in connection to her murder. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)

CPJ joins call for EU diplomats to monitor Maltese trial into Caruana Galizia killing

The Committee to Protect Journalists, along with seven other press freedom organizations, today sent a joint letter urging EU diplomats in Malta to monitor the ongoing trial of three suspects arrested in relation to the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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A journalist holds a phone with a sticker commemorating the assassinated Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak, as Slovak deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini talks to the media after a meeting at the presidential palace in Bratislava on March 15, 2018. (REUTERS/David W. Cerny)

After murders of Kuciak and Caruana Galizia, investigative journalists band together for justice

The assassinations of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta in October and of Ján Kuciak in Slovakia last month have elicited an outpouring of support from journalists determined to honor the memory of their colleagues by fighting back with the weapon they wield best: journalism.

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Candles are lit during a silent protest march to pay tribute to murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend, Martina Kusnirova, in Bratislava, Slovakia. CPJ and other press freedom groups are calling on the European Commission to investigate the killing. (AFP/Alex Halada)

CPJ joins call for European Commission to fight impunity in journalist killings

In a joint letter today, addressed to President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, 17 international media freedom organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, called on the Commission to ensure thorough, effective investigations into the murders of investigative journalists Ján Kuciak in Slovakia and Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta.

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Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of a car bomb that killed journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia close to her home in Bidnija, Malta. (STR/AFP)

CPJ joins call for an effective investigation into murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Committee to Protect Journalists today joined a group of partner organizations to express concern over the lack of progress into the murder investigation of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Along with the journalist’s family, the group of organizations calls on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to appoint a special rapporteur to…

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Tributes and a flag are left at the spot where investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a bombing in October. Police in Malta arrested 10 suspects in the case on December 4. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)

Malta arrests 10 suspects over murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Brussels, December 4, 2017–Maltese police, armed forces, and security services today arrested 10 suspects in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced. Caruana Galizia was killed on October 16 when her car was blown up. In Malta, police have 48 hours to question suspects before charging or releasing…

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A vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia, outside Malta House in London, calls for justice in the case of the murdered investigative journalist. (Reporters Without Borders)

CPJ joins vigil calling for justice in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder

Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, CPJ joined with other international press freedom groups to condemn the murder last month of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist from Malta.

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Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of a car bomb that killed journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia close to her home in Bidnija, Malta. (STR/AFP)

Car bombing kills Malta journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

New York, October 16, 2017–The Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities in Malta to swiftly ensure justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent blogger killed today. The car that Caruana Galizia was driving exploded near to her house in Bidnija, in the north of the island, media reported.

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Court freezes Maltese blogger’s bank accounts on libel accusations

A court in Malta on February 8, 2017, ordered blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia’s bank accounts frozen after two government officials filed a libel case against her and demanded 47,000 euros in damages.

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