Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Valletta has witnessed a dramatic transformation in the public campaign for justice for murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. What had been a monthly ritual of silent remembrance has now become a mass protest movement, after businessman Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of charges linked to the 2017 assassination.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Malta's capital on September 16, chanting "Mafia!" and "Injustice!" as they marched from Parliament toward a memorial opposite the Law Courts. Their message was not simply about one courtroom verdict. It was a demand for political accountability, institutional reform and a renewed investigation into the networks surrounding one of Europe's most notorious jo...