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. Women journalists killed in Mexico The bodies of two Mexican journalists were found last September 1 in a park in Mexico City a day after they were reported missing, Article 19 reported. Mexican journalist’s body found Authorities found the body of a Mexican journalist last August 25 in Culiacán, Sinoloa, a northwestern state in Mexico a day after he was abducted by unidentified armed men, Article 19 reported. Reporting year one of the Aquino administration SWEPT TO power in 2010 by a majority unprecedented in the country’s history, President Benigno Aquino III started his inaugural speech with the statement to the people that “Kayo ang boss ko. (You are my bosses)”. While that statement and his background as the son of the country’s first... Press freedom in Aquino’s first year: Unfulfilled promises and fading hopes HIS SUPPOSED commitment to free expression and a free press was part of then Sen. Benigno Aquino III’s announced platform during his campaign for the Philippine presidency. Aquino promised to support and protect the free press, stop the killing of journalists (a widow of an Ampatuan massacre victim even... Palace draft of freedom of info bill: Focus on restrictions? A scan of the initial draft of the Aquino administration’s Freedom of Information (FOI) bill reveals a focus on restricting rather than enhancing the right to information. The administration bill expands the list of information exempt from public disclosure, and through that alone already restricts the right to information. « Previous1…5455565758…76Next »
