June 2008 alerts Archives | CMFR

• Journalist killed in Quezon province

  CMFR/Philippines – Two unidentified men gunned down a provincial journalist on his way home in Sariaya, Quezon province on 30 June 2008. Quezon is a province approximately 100 kms... Read more

• Mindoro journalist’s petition for writ of amparo denied

  In what could be a setback to the campaign for legal protection of journalists under threat, the Manila Court of Appeals denied on 27 June 2008 a petition for... Read more

• Judge dismisses case filed by journalists against Manila Pen arrests

  CMFR/Philippines—A Makati, Philippines Regional Trial Court judge dismissed a class suit filed by journalists and media organizations against government officials who caused the arrest of several dozen journalists covering... Read more

• Three journalists abducted by terrorist group

  CMFR/Philippines—Three journalists from a major media network along with their source have been missing since 8 June 2008 in Sulu, Mindanao, and are believed to have been abducted by... Read more

• Critical newspaper publisher convicted of libel, sentenced to jail

  CMFR/Philippines—The publisher of a daily newspaper critical of the Arroyo government was found guilty of libel on 5 June 2008 and sentenced to a minimum of six months to... Read more