Articles by Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
35 IFEX members call for amendments to Somalia’s draft media law
IFEX members issued a joint call for amendments to a deeply-flawed draft media law in Somalia before it goes to parliament for approval in August.
Filipino radio host assaulted, sent three bullets the next day
A governor’s security officer threatened and physically assaulted a radio broadcaster in Camarines Norte province, Philippines; the next day the broadcaster received a white box containing a death threat and three bullets.
Free media crucial for free and fair elections in Cambodia
Over 50 member and partner organisations of FORUM-ASIA and SEAPA have released an open letter raising serious concern about recent developments in Cambodia, as the country gears up for the National Assembly Elections on 28 July 2013.
Filipino radio station employee hurt in grenade attack
A grenade attack on a radio station in Bukidnon, Philippines may have been targeting the station’s program director or commentators who had been tackling illegal gambling and theft in their area.
Filipino blocktimer shot and wounded
Police have yet to determine if the motive behind the shooting of radio blocktimer Apolinario “Jun” Arigo Jr. in the Philippines was personal or work-related.
Village chief sues Filipino blocktimer for libel
A village chief in Cebu province, Philippines sued a radio blocktimer for libel two months after the latter accused her of using the village hall as her home.
In Philippines, cartoonist quits newspaper after suspension
A major national newspaper suspended a long-running comic strip series in the Philippines after a Catholic school threatened to sue the publication.
IFEX members protest police attacks on journalists
IFEX members sent a joint letter to President Museveni calling for an end to impunity in cases of police violence against the media, after a violent crackdown on a demonstration in May over media closures.