Articles by Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
Thirty-three IFEX members condemn continued persecution of imprisoned journalists
The detained journalists are held without charges and forced to endure terrible conditions such as extended periods in the sun and denial of medication.
Thirty-seven IFEX members call attention to the plight of 17 journalists, bloggers and artists who remain detained in Burmese prisons
Even though a new government has been formed in Burma after the elections in November 2010, there is still no guarantee of improvements in the country’s media environment.
Thirty IFEX members sign letter to authorities regarding attacks against journalists
IFEX members condemn the increased attacks and judicial harassment against Somali journalists and media organisations.
Thirty-three IFEX members urge the state to stop all attacks and persecutions against journalists and the media
IFEX members express their concern over the current situation of press freedom in Ecuador and the conditions of extreme hostility in which the country’s journalists and private media must do their work.
Radio anchor threatened over commentaries
Jun Albino received the first threat after commenting on the alleged smuggling activities of one Lynard Allan Bigcas.
Four charged in Manila broadcaster’s murder
The Department of Interior and Local Government announced that the Malabon City police had filed charges against four members of the Partisan Armed Operative of the Marxist-Leninist Party of the Philippines.
Fifty-seven IFEX members and partners call on world authorities to help stop human rights violations and free expression abuses
Forty-two IFEX members and 15 partners appealed for global attention to stop detention, torture and threats to journalists and free expression activists, including to IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.
Court demands explanation for critical remarks by journalist, victim’s widow, in Ampatuan trial
Rowena Paraan and Monette Salaysay face possible contempt charges for publicly criticising Court of Appeals justices before whom a petition connected to the Ampatuan multiple murder case is pending.