The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 724

A Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report said a court ordered the freezing of Daphne Caruana Galizia's bank account in February 2017, prompting a group of NGOs to file a press-freedom alert.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
A Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report said a court ordered the freezing of Daphne Caruana Galizia's bank account in February 2017, prompting a group of NGOs to file a press-freedom alert.
Field
action
Value
PACE report corroborates February 2017 freeze
About
incident 2017-malta-freezes-caruana-galizia-account
Source
Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and the rule of law in Malta (PACE report)
Publisher
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2019-05-29

Quotation from the source

in February 2017 a court ordered the freezing of Ms Caruana Galizia's bank account; in response, a group of NGOs filed an alert