Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese investigative journalist and blogger whose reporting exposed corruption and political connections. She was assassinated by a car bomb in Malta in 2017.

Panama Papers: A 2016 investigation based on leaked financial records that exposed offshore holdings and financial secrecy worldwide. Caruana Galizia’s reporting connected Maltese political figures to companies named in the leak.
Caruana Galizia public inquiry: Malta’s independent public inquiry into the circumstances and state context of Caruana Galizia’s assassination. Its findings prompted calls for institutional reform and accountability.
Joseph Muscat: A Maltese politician who served as prime minister from 2013 to 2020. Caruana Galizia’s investigations frequently scrutinized his government and its associates.
Running Commentary: Daphne Caruana Galizia’s political blog, launched in 2008 and known for frequent commentary and investigative reporting. The blog gave her a direct publishing platform and became the main outlet for her later work.
Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia: The 2017 killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the criminal proceedings concerning its perpetrators. The case raises continuing questions about who planned the murder and whether all responsible parties will face trial.
Egrant affair: A Maltese political controversy over allegations that a company in Panama was secretly owned by Michelle Muscat. Caruana Galizia publicized allegations about Egrant, which became a central dispute before the 2017 election.
Press freedom: The principle that journalists should be able to report and publish without censorship, intimidation, or violence. Her assassination became an international test of Malta’s protection of journalists.
Michelle Muscat: A Maltese public figure and the wife of former prime minister Joseph Muscat. The Egrant allegations concerned a company said to be linked to her; she denied the allegations.
Malta: An island country in the central Mediterranean, south of Sicily. Its political institutions and close-knit public life formed the setting for her reporting and assassination.
Malta's rule of law: The condition of Malta’s legal institutions, safeguards, and enforcement of law under domestic and European standards. The public inquiry found that state failures contributed to an atmosphere in which her killing could occur.

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Reporters Without BordersBroader topic: Her killing became a prominent case in RSF’s calls for justice and journalist protection.