Archive for March, 2008
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Philippines: In Letter to Puno, CPJ Expresses Concern Over Esperat Case
Committee to Protect Journalists
330 7th Avenue, 11th Fl., New York, NY 10001 USA Phone: (212) 465‑1004 Fax: (212) 465‑9568 Web: www.cpj.org E-Mail: info@cpj.org
March 28, 2008
The Honorable Reynato Puno
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines
Via facsimile: +63-2-526-8129
Dear Chief Justice [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today said the use of a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed in an anti-Islam film is an abuse of author’s rights that uses an image inappropriately and without proper permission.
“Using the cartoon in this way and without permission is an appalling violation of authors’ rights,” said Aidan White, IFJ [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today said that Egypt’s attacks on press freedom are reaching “staggering levels” as the numbers of court cases and investigations of journalists have been on the rise.
“This week alone has seen the conviction of one journalist and the raid on the home of another,” said IFJ General Secretary Aidan [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on management at the Associated Press to reconsider the proposed sale of its French service in a deal that they say could seriously undermine its quality and objectivity.
Journalists working for the AP French service, which provides news for French media, held a one day strike on Thursday, [...]
“The officers presented in this court are not my abductors,” National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ consultant Elizabeth Principe said to the 8th Special Division of the Court of Appeals (CA) for today’s hearing of the Writ of Amparo filed for her and missing husband, and also an NDFP consultant Leo Velasco.
“Actually, I pity them [...]
IDC Predicts Mobile Phone Market in Asia/Pacific Excluding Japan Region to Surpass 400 Million Units in 2008
Singapore and Hong Kong, March 19, 2008 – According to the latest IDC Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, mobile phone shipments in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region in 2007 hit 366 million units, an 18% increase from 2006. [...]
Small coconut farmers today lambasted President Gloria Arroyo’s pronouncement that the coco levy funds could be used to finance the administration’s proposed diesel coupon scheme.
Jun Adorable of the Alyansa ng mga Maglulubi sa Mindanaw (AM-Mindanaw) and the Mindanao Rural Congress (MRC) decried that, “President Gloria Arroyo talks as if she owns the coco levy funds [...]
The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today slammed the Arroyo government’s inaction and failure to prosecute top military officials believed to be involved in the extrajudicial killings of activists. This happens a day after the international group Human Rights Watch called the efforts of the Arroyo government as mere “window-dressing”.
The Philippines is among the first [...]
Promote Growth that Creates More and Better Jobs, Increases Incomes of Poor Filipinos
Clark Field, Pampanga, March 27, 2008 – More than 300 representatives from the government, international development community, business groups, and civil society met and concluded today the Philippines Development Forum (PDF) at Clark Field, Pampanga. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Vice President Noli [...]
From March 18 to 22, seven alleged criminals were killed, including a
16-year-old boy, in separate shooting incidents reportedly perpetrated
by men riding on motorcycles in General Santos City. The police and
the city’s mayor quickly announced that the killings could have been
the result of a conflict within the group of criminals themselves
given that they all have criminal [...]
At the ongoing Philippine Development Forum (PDF), foreign aid donors have rightly taken President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to task for corruption in her administration which, along with other factors such as poverty, could hinder economic development. But Philippine AidWatch, a national network of civil society groups that monitors foreign aid, stresses that policy conditionalities attached to [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned harsh fines handed down by a Moroccan court in a libel case brought against a popular newspaper by four judges.
“This fine is disproportionate and punitive,” said Jim Boumelha, IFJ President. “It is impossible not to conclude that the intention is to threaten the survival of the [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today protested government raids on journalists’ homes that followed violent attacks on journalists during demonstrations in Minsk earlier this week.
“Earlier this week, journalists were beaten and put in jail simply because they were doing their job,” said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. ”Today the government has followed this up [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said “it may be difficult but
not impossible” to convince the Supreme Court to
reverse its ruling on the Neri case which he branded
as a “grave mistake.”
Pimentel said the high court’s ruling on the case was
based on a number of erroneous premises as he
expressed the hope that the [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today sent a joint letter to the President of Sri Lanka voicing the concerns from over 30 journalists’ associations and press freedom and human rights organisations across the globe for the safety of journalists from the island nation.
Addressed to Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Socialist Democratic Republic [...]
Reds seek activation of NPA hit squads in cities After Ampatuan Massacre, 2009 a Record Year for Journalist Killings Worldwide CHR to military: Respect and protect human rights during martial law in Maguindanao Maguindanao, its political elite and a culture subservient to corruption U.S. Must Improve Responsiveness to Mass Atrocities; Absent UN Action, Make Clear Willingness to Act on Its Own, Says New CFR Report Martial law dilutes the Philippines’s human rights and democratic gains Martial law in Maguindanao sets ‘most dangerous precedent’ Lawyers will wear black armbands, ribbons in courts Law group shall file plunder cases against President Arroyo et al. UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process
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