'I will f*** up your family': court journalists threatened, IĠM want action

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'I will f*** up your family': court journalists threatened, IĠM want action

Updated 08:31The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) has urged the police to take criminal action after journalists reporting on arraignments for the Ħal Safi drugs heist said they were threatened outside the law courts Wednesday.In a statement on Thursday morning, the IĠM said that journalists and camerapersons were “filmed, threatened and followed” while reporting on...

El Pais

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Some 80 journalists from the vast majority of the media gathered on Wednesday in front of the main entrance of Congress to protest against the “unacceptable behavior” of ultras agitators who act in the Courts accredited as media representatives. These activists attempt to burst press conferences and harass and point to informers. One of the most significant is Vito Quiles, who figured in the candidacy for the last European elections of Se Ahabó …

Eldiario.es

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For years there have been threats, signs, insults and campaigns of public lynching in networks towards the workers of the press by ultra-right agitators accredited as media

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On Thursday afternoon, the Prime Minister, along with Labour Party Deputy Leader Alex Aguis Saliba and Chief Executive Leonid McKay, visited the ONE newsroom where they met and spoke to the journalists and cameraperson who were threatened yesterday while performing their duties in court. The Prime Minister’s comment after the visit to ONE News journalists on Thursday During the visit and through a post on social media, the Prime Minister showed…

Malta Daily

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IGM Urges Police Action After Journalists Harassed By Accused's Relatives

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) took to social media to issue a statement of condemnation in regards to the harassment journalists faced when reporting on the AFM drug theft case. The IGM reported how during Wednesday’s arraignment in connection to the Ħal Safi drug heist, journalists and camerapersons were filmed, threatened & followed while carrying out their work duties. The IGM reported an incident wherein two journalists and a ca…