Press Freedom Protection Archives | Page 55 of 76

Broadcaster’s daughter abducted

Unidentified men kidnapped a daughter of a Palawan-based broadcaster last 15 September 2011. The girl was released unharmed after 8 hours, but the kidnappers were able to evade arrest. Louie Larroza of dyEC radio said the abduction of his daughter could have been “a warning for me to...

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

Journalists charged under anti-terrorism law in Ethiopia

Five journalists, two of them foreigners, are facing 20-year prison terms after being accused of terrorism by the Ethiopian government under its anti-terrorism law last September 6 before a court in Addis Ababa, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Radio journalist slain in Brazil

Unknown gunmen shot and killed a radio journalist last September 1 in Tabatinga, a municipality in Amazonas, Brazil, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported.

Journalist supporting former president killed

A journalist supporter of a former president of Honduras was killed after sustaining nine gunshots from a group of assassins last September 8 in Bijao, Puerto Cortés City, Comité por la Libre Expresión (C-Libre) reported.

Iraqi radio journalist gunned down

An Iraqi radio journalist was shot dead by unknown gunmen last September 8 in Baghdad, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Peruvian journalist attack by gunman, dies

A Peruvian journalist died last September 8 after he was shot by an unidentified assailant on September 6 in Casma, in the northwestern province of Peru, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported.

Malaysian cameraman killed, another wounded in Somalia

African Union troops allegedly killed a Malaysian television cameraman and injured his colleague last September 2 while they were in a convoy with a humanitarian aid organization in Mogadishu, Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) reported.

Appellate court denies petition of alleged masterminds in killing of Esperat

The trial of the alleged masterminds in the killing of journalist Marlene Esperat will resume with the 19 August 2011 denial by the 21st division of the Philippine Court of Appeals (CA) – Mindanao station of their petition for certiorari and prohibition seeking the dismissal of the charges against...

Justice Department creates new panel to reinvestigate murder of Palawan-based broadcaster

The secretary of the Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the formation of a new panel last 7 September 2011 to reinvestigate the murder of Palawan-based radio broadcaster Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega.