Malta: Press freedom groups raise concern over unprecedented obstructions to freedom of information

NewsRSF joins seven other international NGOs in expressing growing concern over the challenges that media outlets in Malta face in accessing public information through the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The unprecedented appeals by some 30 government ministries and entities against a decision by the Information and Data Protection Commissioner which ordered the disclosure of information on public expenditure requested by The Shift News are emblematic of these challenges.The undersigned international media freedom organisations today express growing concern over the challenges that media outlets…

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