This new collegiality and solidarity are especially pronounced because of the international interest that Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination attracted, which very likely surprised the perpetrators of the crime. Journalists and activists concerned with human rights, focused their attention on the state of play in Malta, making the prospect of a repetition of what was done to Daphne rather unlikely in the foreseeable future. Or so we hope.
Where the Maltese State has failed and continues to fail, international activism, solidarity and journalism have stepped in to mitigate the risks that in Daphne’s isolation led to her killing.