Articles by Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
Coalition of media groups calls for independent probe into massacre of journalists
The November 23 Movement has called for justice for fellow journalists and other civilians who were abducted and slaughtered in Ampatuan, Maguindanao.
Over 30 IFEX members endorse Vienna Declaration calling on governments to respect media freedom in fight against terrorism
IPI plans to use the Vienna Declaration as a tool that can be employed around the world to rally support for freedom of expression and press freedom.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.
Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech
Forty IFEX members express solidarity with women who have been the victims of violence for exercising their free expression rights.
CMFR statement on the killings in Maguindanao
The brutality and sheer senselessness of the attack represent a new low, even in the country’s shameful record of violence, notes CMFR.
Alleged gunman in 2004 murder of journalist killed
Police officers were bringing Michael Garcia, who was suspected of killing broadcaster Arnel Manalo, to a provincial jail when he was shot to death.
Photojournalist held at provincial governor’s house
Photojournalist Tara Yap was briefly detained for allegedly taking photos of the governor’s house without permission.
Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance
23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.