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Number of journalists imprisoned worldwide reaches record high

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 05:23 PM

The figure is up from 488 in 2021, already a record, according to France-based NGO Reporters Without Borders. Read more »

Student reporters receive threats, harassment in PH

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 27 09:18 AM

Last month, police were deployed to two campuses in the north of the country after student journalists reported receiving threats of death and physical harm. Read more »

Exiled Pakistani reporter shot dead in Kenya

Wesley Dockery, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 24 09:27 PM

Arshad Sharif was killed in Nairobi by police in a case of 'mistaken identity.' Pakistani political leaders and press advocates reacted in shock, with his lawyer telling DW that a proper investigation is urgently needed. Read more »

Afghanistan has lost 60% of journalists under Taliban: NGO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 01:47 PM

Almost 60 percent of Afghanistan's journalists have lost their jobs or fled the country since the Taliban takeover a year ago. Read more »

'Chaotic:' Media experts wary of Marcos Jr.'s media treatment

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 04:23 PM

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility trustee Vergel Santos said Marcos' relationship to the press will only worsen during his presidency. Read more »

Palace: PH media vibrant despite slip in freedom index

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 05:07 PM

Malacañang downplayed the Philippines’ dismal ranking on the latest World Press Freedom Index. Read more »

Watchdog raises alarm on poll-related violence vs media

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:21 PM

A media watchdog on Friday raised concern about attacks and hostilities against the media in the run-up to the May 9 elections. Read more »

Local, int'l media groups condemn gov't failure to bring justice to slain journalist

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 08:04 PM

It's been 11 years since environmental journalist Gerry Ortega was assassinated, but justice has yet to be served for him and his grieving family. Read more »

Turkey detains TV journalist for insulting president

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 07:42 AM

Turkey has detained a well-known television journalist for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said Saturday. Read more »

488 journalists jailed, 46 killed in 2021: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 02:49 PM

There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since RSF began counting more than 25 years ago. Read more »

Nobel Peace Prize buzz for press freedom, Belarus and Greta

Pierre-Henry Deshayes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 12:51 PM

Media watchdogs, Belarus opposition leaders, and climate campaigners such as Greta Thunberg are among those tipped as contenders for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo on Friday. Read more »

Duterte among world's 'press freedom predators': watchdog

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 01:14 PM

For waging a "total war" against independent media, President Rodrigo Duterte has been included in a global watchdog's 2021 list of "press freedom predators." Read more »

Myanmar reporter sentenced to 3 years in jail

Kyodo News
Posted at May 13 08:01 PM

A court in junta-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a reporter of independent broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma to three years in prison, according to his employer. Read more »

Epekto ng ABS-CBN shutdown, dama pa rin ng mga dating regional reporters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 09:33 PM

MAYNILA - Nabalot ng agam-agam ang mga nagtatrabaho sa mga regional station ng ABS-CBN noong 2020 nang ianunsiyong napaso ang prangkisa ng kompanya.  Read more »

Philippines drops 2 notches in 2021 World Press Freedom Index

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 05:05 PM

The Philippines slipped two notches in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, ranking 138th out of 180 countries, following what it said was the rise of red-tagging and government attacks against local media. Read more »

Freedom index finds journalism blocked in 130+ countries

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 21 10:52 AM

The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday that journalism was at least partly blocked in nearly three-quarters of the 180 countries surveyed.    Read more »

'Unacceptable': Journalists' groups condemn Parlade threat to sue reporter over Aeta report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 01:09 AM

Journalists' groups on Thursday condemned the threat of a ranking military official to sue a reporter for allegedly "aiding terrorists by spreading lies." Read more »

21 journalists victims of 'reprisal' killings in 2020: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 02:21 AM

NEW YORK - At least 21 journalists have been victims of reprisal killings so far this year, more than double the number from last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report Tuesday. Read more »

Journalist found decapitated in eastern Mexico

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 04:09 PM

Julio Valdivia of the newspaper El Mundo de Veracruz is the fifth journalist slain in Mexico this year, according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Read more »

Journalists in southern Mexico 'live in terror' of gangs' violence

Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 10:07 AM

Since 2006, when the government launched a military offensive against drug traffickers, Mexico has witnessed a growing wave of violence. Read more »