The right to insult
Published in Sunday Times of Malta 16/04/2017 Originally, Labour intended to reform press and libel laws to help lift the burden of hefty legal fees, […]
How Not To Cross The €7,000 Line Of Free(ish) Speech
Co-Authored with Ingram Bondin for lovinmalta.com An irate man from Birgu was sentenced to pay €7,000 in damages this week for an offensive Facebook post […]
Stqarrija – Front Kontra ċ-Ċensura – 04/03/2017
L-Abbozz dwar il-Midja u l-Malafama jaqbeż numru ta’ linji ħomor Il-Front Kontra ċ-Ċensura qiegħed jerġa’ jiġi kostitwit wara li l-Gvern ħareġ b’abbozz li jaqbeż numru […]
Press Release – Front Against Censorship – 04/03/2017
Media and Defamation Bill crosses red lines The Front Against Censorship is being reconstituted after the publication of a bill which crosses the line on […]
Don’t derail press law debate with spin
Seeing placards with middle fingers against the government during protest marches gives me a pleasant feeling. Those of us who have in the recent years […]
On book prizes and literary patronage
This year’s National Book Prize was overshadowed by Alex Vella Gera’s protest against the government and the political establishment: the Labour and PN duopoly backed […]