Sounds like the Philippines?

The Philippines is not the only country in the world where killings of journalists remain rampant, resulting in a culture of “intolerable impunity,” and intimidation of the press coming no less than from the government.

Journalists from all over the world condemned the continued killings of Russian journalists and the Russian government’s intimidation of the Russian Union of Journalists last June 2.

World journalists condemn ‘intolerable impunity’ and vow to show global solidarity in fight to defend Russian journalists
Source: Davao Today

MOSCOW — Journalists from all over the world today expressed outrage and condemnation over killings of their Russian colleagues and the dark shadow of government intimidation cast over the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ).

“There is a process of intimidation in Russia that is unacceptable,” said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. “We must say loudly and clearly that we stand with our Russian colleagues and when we go home we must still stand shoulder to shoulder with the Russian Union of Journalists.”

Delegates at the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) World Congress vowed to fight attempts to evict the Russian Union from their premises, which was announced on the day the gathering of 500 international journalists started in Moscow for their World Congress.

Impunity in the killing of journalists and the intense pressure the government has put on the media, on unions and on individual journalists must be fought by unions, not just in Russia but all over the world, said the IFJ.

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