Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)

Articles by Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)

Ramonita Salayasay, widow of journalist Napoleon Salaysay, wipes her tears during commemoration of the killings of journalists in Maguindanao province 6 years earlier, near the Presidential Palace in Manila, 23 November 2015 , AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

Waiting for Ampatuan justice

Seven years after Philippines massacre shocked the world, CMFR asks: What can the future hold if officials only serve the rich and powerful?

Ramonita Salayasay, widow of journalist Napoleon Salaysay, wipes her tears during commemoration of the killings of journalists in Maguindanao province 6 years earlier, near the Presidential Palace in Manila, 23 November 2015 , AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

Waiting for Ampatuan justice

Seven years after Philippines massacre shocked the world, CMFR asks: What can the future hold if officials only serve the rich and powerful?

A candlelit protest against the extrajudicial killings in President Rodrigo Duterte's "War on Drugs" campaign in Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines, 8 October 2016, AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

Filipino TV news glossing over human rights

Monitoring the peculiar coverage of President Duterte by a number of Filipino TV news programmes.

A jeepney drives past an election poster of Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte in Davao city, 22 April 2016, REUTERS/Martin Petty

Threats against journalists mark Duterte’s 100 days

Filipino president’s supporters rain down threats of rape, murder and libel suits against critical journalists and their families

Link to: Broadcaster arrested for libel in North Cotabato, Philippines

Broadcaster arrested for libel in North Cotabato, Philippines

The libel cases filed against radio manager Bong Encarnacion are based on commentaries he made during his radio programs on the alleged anomalies in the municipality of Makilala, Philippines.

Link to: Philippines court denies bail of suspect in broadcaster’s killing

Philippines court denies bail of suspect in broadcaster’s killing

A primary suspect in the 2011 murder of Palawan environmentalist and broadcaster Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega was denied bail by a Philippines court.

Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines., Wikimedia

New cybercrime law is fundamentally flawed

IFEX members protest the impact on free expression of the overly broad bill, adopted on 12 August.

Bahrain must end reprisals and harassment of human rights defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman

IFEX members call on the Government of Bahrain to stop the and judicial harassment and reprisals against Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman.