Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)

Sixty NGOs worldwide called for libel law reform as a defamation bill was reviewed in the UK House of Commons. Join over 60,000 and sign a petition calling for libel reform here.

Twenty media organisations and more than 250 individuals, comprised mostly of journalists and media practitioners, filed a petition with the Supreme Court against the Cybercrime Prevention Act, assailing some of its provisions as unconstitutional.

Even though station manager Ramil Marianito does not know who may have ordered an attack on him and a colleague, he told the Philippines-based group CMFR that he had been receiving death threats.

What were the lessons learned by the Philippine press as a result of Martial Law, or did it learn anything at all? That is the question considered by the Filipino group CMFR in this special report.

Over 30 human rights groups worldwide have appealed for charges to be dropped against two men charged with several offences after circulating a harmless cartoon on an internal mailing list.

The successful passage of bills affecting the media suggests how restrictive rather than expansive is the mindset of Filipino legislators, says CMFR.

In many countries, restrictions on free expression remain in place, and are among the lasting legacies of the fears generated by the 9/11 attacks.

As trial proceeds, over forty IFEX members urge the Cambodian government to drop charges facing detained rights defender and broadcaster Mam Sonando.