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The 10th anniversary of the single most deadly assault on journalists ever takes place on 23 November. IFEX’s Asia & Pacific Regional Editor Mong Palatino writes about a decade of activism on behalf of the 58 Ampatuan Massacre victims, among them 32 journalists, in this Spark multimedia feature article.
Click above to view our interactive Spark feature.
You can read about the #Fightfor58 campaign and activities commemorating the 10th anniversary here.
The journalist was arrested and detained in 2020 for alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
A fictitious account exposed the personal data of two members of the Cagayan de Oro press club.
The three press freedom groups have investigated the case since 2020, which showed damning evidence of the former governor in the journalist’s murder.