Press Freedom Archives | Page 9 of 22 | CMFR
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UPDATED: Tabloid reporter shot dead; 140th since 1986
CMFR/Philippines – A reporter for a Manila tabloid was shot at least four times inside her home and died in a hospital in Bacoor City, Cavite province on 6... Read more
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Broadcaster files libel suit vs newspaper reporter, editors
CMFR/Philippines – A broadcast journalist filed on March 24 a libel complaint against a reporter and the editors of a broadsheet that published a news report that named him... Read more
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International Crisis
Media executives attacked in Hong Kong; second incident in a month Four masked men attacked two media executives on 19 March 2014 in Hong Kong. It was the second... Read more
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Radio broadcaster gets death threats
CMFR/Philippines – A radio broadcaster in Kalibo town, the capital of Aklan province, has been receiving threatening text messages since February 2014 when he began criticizing the town mayor... Read more
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Editor charged with libel for publishing ad
CMFR/Philippines – A newspaper editor in Cagayan de Oro City has been charged with criminal libel for publishing allegedly libelous advertisements in 2012. He posted bail on 25 February... Read more
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Suspect in shooting of radio reporter shot dead (UPDATED)
In a memorandum forwarded to CMFR dated 10 February 2013, the Office of the Chief Philippine National Police (OCPNP) said that police officer Rex delos Reyes, the primary suspect... Read more
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Journalist threatened over illegal mining report
CMFR/Philippines – A journalist said the mayor of Gonzaga town in the coast of Cagayan province threatened him over the phone on 20 February 2014 for reporting the persistence of... Read more
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Policeman mauls photojournalist during protest dispersal
CMFR/Philippines – A policeman allegedly mauled a photojournalist after the dispersal of protesters in Davao City on 13 February 2013. The Davao City mayor said he would investigate the... Read more
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STATEMENT: Libel as problematic as ever for free expression and press freedom
THE FEBRUARY 18 ruling of the Supreme Court declaring key provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) unconstitutional is a victory for free expression. But its... Read more
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