# Malta

Government actions against journalists in Malta

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Malta is in Southern Europe, Europe. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Malta, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Lawsuits against the press: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=MT&tactic=lawsuits_against_press), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/lawsuits_against_press

## Heads of government at the time

- [Joseph Muscat: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/joseph-muscat)

## Incidents by year

### 2017

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2017 | [Malta: minister orders reporter's bank account frozen](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-malta-freezes-caruana-galizia-account) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | Pressure | [Joseph Muscat](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/joseph-muscat) | Unknown |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/mt.

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