More than 200 people joined Daphne Caruana Galizia's family for a candelit vigil in Valletta on Friday evening to demand justice for the murdered journalist.

Held 10 years since Ms Caruana Galizia began her popular blog Running Commentary, vigil participants clutched placards with print-outs of articles uploaded to the blog.

Having assembled at parliament square, the group began the brief walk to the Great Siege Monument outside the law courts, which has been turned into a makeshift memorial for Ms Carauna Galizia. 

There, they chanted "Justice for Daphne...no impunity" and one of the organisers read out an excerpt from one Ms Caruana Galizia's blog posts. Other attendees declined to follow suit, despite an invitation to do so. 

The vigil, held two weeks after a similar event, was organised by the Civil Society Network, Occupy Justice, Kenniesa and l-Awturi. 

Activists unsatisfied with authorities' handling of the affair have said they will be keeping up the pressure on the government to ensure good governance and identify the people who ordered the October assassination. 

'Justice for Daphne....no impunity,' the crowd chanted. Video: Chris Sant Fournier

Ms Caruana Galizia's bereaved husband, sisters and parents were all spotted among the crowd. Partit Demokratiku MPs Marlene and Godfrey Farrugia also attended the vigil, with Reporters Without Borders UK bureau director Rebecca Vincent also joining. 

Ms Vincent, who received no reply to her request to meet with Malta's police commissioner, urged the crowd not to let up. 

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"Every time you gather, it is a reminder to the people and the authorities that this case will not be forgotten,” she said. 

"The world now knows more what is happening in Malta. This has drawn attention to something that somebody wanted to keep hidden. Keep it up!"

Malta's most well-known journalist and columnist, Ms Caruana Galizia rose to international fame following her Panama Papers exposés. 

She was murdered in a car bomb explosion just metres away from her Bidnija home in mid-October. Three men have been charged with her murder, although police admit they have yet to discover who commissioned the killing. 

Activists line up in front of the Great Siege Memorial. Photo: Claire CaruanaActivists line up in front of the Great Siege Memorial. Photo: Claire Caruana

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