Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating secretive shell companies tied to Malta’s political elites when her car blew up on a quiet stretch of road on the tiny island in late 2017. She tops this months list of '10 Most Urgent' OneFreePress
, offer positive signs for press freedom. There are others. Turkish reporter Pelin Unker, who was charged with “defamation and slander through press,” had her case dismissed shortly after appearing on the first 10 Most Urgent list in March 2019.
Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni, who was charged with sex outside of marriage and illegal abortion before enduring questioning about her political writing, recently celebrated her wedding after being released from prison. In all, at least 10 of the 56 people who appeared on one of the monthly 10 Most Urgent lists last year are no longer in jail.
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