repression of journalists
Journalist Virgilio Maganes shot dead in Philippines, the 18th such murder during Duterte’s rule
62-year-old Virgilio Maganes was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the Pangasinan province on Tuesday. He had survived a similar attempt on his life in 2016
Government crackdown on press continues in Philippines as Congress denies a license for ABS-CBN
In a vote at the congressional committee for franchises, pro-Duterte legislators blocked ABS-CBN franchise license over “political bias” against the president
Journalist Maria Ressa convicted of libel, blow to press freedom in Philippines
Ressa, along with her colleague Reynaldo Santos Jr., were charged of ‘cyber libel’ under a contentious 2012 law by a multimillionaire businessman
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
