International mission finds Maltese authorities are failing to safeguard press freedom, calls for public inquiry in murder case of Daphne Caruana Galizia

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a joint statement of findings from an international freedom of expression mission to Malta from 15-17 October 2018. The mission found that the Maltese authorities are not living up to their obligations to guarantee and safeguard freedom of expression and press freedom, and issued recommendations to address the concerns outlined in the statement.RSF UK Bureau Director Rebecca Vincent and head of RSF’s EU-Balkans desk Pauline Adès-Mével travelled to Malta along with representatives of the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Centr

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