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| + | '''Daphne Caruana Galizia''' was a [[Maltese]] [[journalist]] and [[blogger]] who exposed the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/pcaruanagalizia/status/1075001735524040705 "Paul Caruana Galizia on Twitter"]''</ref> | ||
| − | ''' | + | ==Career== |
| + | Caruana Galizia's posts often attracted more readers than the combined circulation of her country’s newspapers. She was described shortly before her assassination by ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico Politico]'' as a “one-woman [[WikiLeaks]]”. The ''[[Guardian]]'' described her blogs as "a thorn in the side of both the establishment and underworld figures."<ref name=guard/> | ||
| − | + | Before she was killed, Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating Malta's ''citizenship for sale'' system, referred to as "[[Golden Passports]]".<ref>''[https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20181227/local/two-saudi-families-buy-62-maltese-passports.697778#.XCTxI_tlNnV.twitter "Two Saudi families buy 62 Maltese passports"]''</ref> | |
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On 1 October 2017, Caruana Galizia filed a police report to say that she had been receiving death threats. | On 1 October 2017, Caruana Galizia filed a police report to say that she had been receiving death threats. | ||
| − | + | She was killed when a bomb exploded in her car, breaking the vehicle into several pieces and throwing debris into a nearby field. | |
| − | <ref name=guard>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/malta-car-bomb-kills-panama-papers-journalist</ref> | + | <ref name=guard>''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/malta-car-bomb-kills-panama-papers-journalist "Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist"]''</ref> |
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| + | In December 2018, the [[Council of Europe]]'s advisory body on constitutional matters, the [[Venice Commission]], called for a public inquiry into the assassination. | ||
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| + | ==Legacy== | ||
| + | After her assassination, ''[https://forbiddenstories.org/ Forbidden Stories]'' set up ''The Daphne Project'', which the [[Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project]] described as "a group of 45 journalists representing 18 news organisations from 15 countries picked up Daphne’s work after it was abruptly halted by her gruesome death on the doorstep of Europe."<ref name=tdp>''[https://www.occrp.org/en/thedaphneproject/ "The Daphne Project"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2019 her sons, Matthew, Andrew and Paul Caruana Galizia called for concrete action ahead of Global Media Freedom Conference.<ref>https://theshiftnews.com/2019/06/14/daphne-caruana-galizias-sons-call-for-concrete-action-ahead-of-global-media-freedom-conference/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 9 July 2019
 Daphne Caruana Galizia      (journalist, blogger) | |
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| Born | Daphne Anne Vella 1964-08-26 Sliema, Malta |
| Died | 16 October 2017 (Age 53) near Bidnija, Mosta, Malta |
Cause of death | car bomb |
| Residence | Malta |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
| Children | 3 |
| Spouse | Peter Caruana Galizia |
| Exposed | Panama Papers |
| Victim of | assassination |
| Interests | • Panama Papers • corruption • golden passports |
The Maltese journalist and blogger who exposed the Panama Papers. Assassinated in 2017 by a car bomb | |
Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist and blogger who exposed the Panama Papers.[1]
Contents
Career
Caruana Galizia's posts often attracted more readers than the combined circulation of her country’s newspapers. She was described shortly before her assassination by Politico as a “one-woman WikiLeaks”. The Guardian described her blogs as "a thorn in the side of both the establishment and underworld figures."[2]
Before she was killed, Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating Malta's citizenship for sale system, referred to as "Golden Passports".[3]
Assassination
On 1 October 2017, Caruana Galizia filed a police report to say that she had been receiving death threats.
She was killed when a bomb exploded in her car, breaking the vehicle into several pieces and throwing debris into a nearby field. [2]
In December 2018, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters, the Venice Commission, called for a public inquiry into the assassination.
Legacy
After her assassination, Forbidden Stories set up The Daphne Project, which the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project described as "a group of 45 journalists representing 18 news organisations from 15 countries picked up Daphne’s work after it was abruptly halted by her gruesome death on the doorstep of Europe."[4]
In 2019 her sons, Matthew, Andrew and Paul Caruana Galizia called for concrete action ahead of Global Media Freedom Conference.[5]
