There was something almost theatrical about the way Joseph Muscat stepped back into the glare of public attention. The former Prime Minister of Malta, a man who once commanded the full machinery of government, stood before reporters with the unmistakable energy of someone trying to protect the last thing he truly claimed as his own: his legacy. His words were direct, but beneath them ran a current of frustration, even betrayal. He was there to deny something that, if left unchallenged, might have followed him through history as one more shadow over his time in power. The accusation he faced…

In an age when information can be weaponized as powerfully as any missile, the health of a nation’s public discourse depends not only on its state institutions but also on its civil society. This was the essential message delivered by Mushfig Alasgarli, a member of the Language Commission of the Azerbaijan Press Council, during an experience-sharing session organized by the National NGO Forum with the participation of NGO Tech Talks experts. Addressing journalists, he underlined that non-governmental organizations have a vital part to play in protecting Azerbaijan’s information space from disinformation. His remarks were not abstract or theoretical; they came…