We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic FFFJ: One More Delay in a Long List of Delays THE DEFERMENT of the arraignment of two of the principal accused in the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan town massacre adds to the already long list of delays in the judicial process that for four years have thrown one obstacle after another in the path of credibly concluding the trial... Joint statement: Media rights groups slam detention of Al-Jazeera journalists in Malaysia and calls for greater transparency We, the undersigned organizations which advocate for media freedom and responsibility in South-East Asia, regret theunnecessary detention and interrogation of three Al-Jazeera journalists who were reporting an armed standoff near Lahad Datu, Sabah, on 20th Feb 2013. Being FFFJ Counsel “FFFJ?” It’s the same old story. Rather, the same old reaction whenever I’m asked about my work as private prosecutor in media killing cases and I answer, “I’m here as FFFJ legal counsel.” Attacking press freedom while “enhancing” it CERTIFIED by President Benigno Aquino III as a priority bill last January, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act will be among those discussed by the House of Representatives when Congress re-convenes on May 7, or, significantly enough, four days after Press Freedom Day is celebrated all over the world. The Persistence of Impunity:A Bad Start for the New Year Statement of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) on the killing of Christopher “Cris” Guarin THE KILLING of General Santos newspaper publisher and RMN blocktimer Christopher Guarin hardly a week since the new year began is one more indication of the persistence of the culture of impunity that encourages... On the Marlene Esperat murder Court decision allows arrest of alleged masterminds Statement of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists on the Denial of the Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition filed by the alleged masterminds in the killing of Marlene Esperat Thirty-eight organizations call for freedom of expression and justice in the Ampatuan massacre trial – IFEX Thirty-six members of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) together with the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) urged members of the Philippine Court of Appeals to “recognize the obligation of the judiciary to uphold the right to... P-Noy urged to stop killings SEVERAL MEDIA, media advocacy organizations and journalism professors and students led by the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) are urging President Benigno Aquino III to take concrete steps to stop human rights violations and the continuing killing and harassment of journalists and political activists. The Manila newspaper BusinessWorld,... A Call for Transparency and Vigilance Statement of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and the November 23 Movement March 2, 2011 THE AMPATUAN Massacre trial has entered a crucial phase. This week, barely two weeks after the 15th month since 58 men and women including 32 journalists... Justice delayed Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) on the 15th month since the Ampatuan Massacre of November 23, 2009 THE TRIAL of those formally accused in the Ampatuan Massacre, numbering 51 out of the 195 individuals suspected of involvement in it, is ongoing and should be... « Previous1234Next »
