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Regional Editor for Southeast Asia · Joined 8 March 2009 · 251 posts

Activist and former two-term member of the Philippine House of Representatives. Blogging since 2004 at mongster's nest. Joined Global Voices in 2006.

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Latest posts by Mong Palatino

Malaysian human rights activists celebrate victories while noting that free speech challenges remain

The victories concerned the Malaysia Media Council, a fatwa, and the right to protest

Written by Mong Palatino

4 days ago

Australian court says journalist was unfairly removed from work over Gaza post

Antoinette Lattouf said she was punished for her political opinion about Israel's military campaign in Gaza

Written by Mong Palatino

2 weeks ago

Vietnam's Telegram ban: Cybersecurity or censorship?

Authorities said 70 percent of Telegram channels are linked to illegal content

Written by Mong Palatino

4 weeks ago

Filipino artists reject Senate bill expanding powers of film and TV regulating body

The bill allows the government to regulate TV programs and movies streamed online

Written by Mong Palatino

17 June 2025

Cambodian journalist faces more than a dozen charges after reporting on deforestation

He documented illegal logging but was eventually charged with the same crime

Written by Mong Palatino

5 June 2025

Media groups call for repeal of Samoa’s defamation law

The defamation law is being used to silence journalists and media groups

Written by Mong Palatino

28 May 2025

AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia

An overview on the state of media freedom in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia

Written by Mong Palatino

21 May 2025

Papua New Guinea radio host loses job after interviewing opposition leader

The parliament is launching an inquiry into the matter

Written by Mong Palatino

18 May 2025

Pacific media groups cite AI, censorship, and limited resources as key challenges in their work

Media groups across the region marked World Press Freedom Day with various initiatives

Written by Mong Palatino

10 May 2025

Exiled Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ calls for transnational solidarity

Interview with Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh about her life and struggles in exile

Written by Mong Palatino

8 May 2025

Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’

After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and outside the country

Written by Mong Palatino

3 May 2025

Thailand-based US scholar faces prison term and deportation for alleged royal insult and cybercrime violations

Chambers has written extensively about the role of the military in Thai politics

Written by Mong Palatino

21 April 2025

Vanuatu prime minister criticizes post-earthquake documentary for peddling alleged ‘foreign media bias’

Vanuatu officials complain that an Australian report unfairly singled out Chinese construction projects

Written by Mong Palatino

14 April 2025

Indonesia’s Tempo News says delivery of dead animals to its office was an act of terror

During the same week, police violently dispersed protests against a controversial bill

Written by Mong Palatino

1 April 2025

Providing a safe space for Myanmar’s embattled journalists and human rights defenders

Global Voices interviewed the communications officer of Exile Hub, an organization that works with activists and journalists affected by the conflict in Myanmar

Written by Mong Palatino

12 February 2025

Singapore activist charged for joining candle lighting vigils for death row inmates

Authorities accused of targeting anti-death penalty activists

Written by Mong Palatino

10 February 2025

Activist Thai lawyer gets additional years in prison for ‘defaming’ the monarchy

His cumulative prison sentence is now 18 years, 10 months, and 20 days

Written by Mong Palatino

21 January 2025

Vietnam strengthens control of internet and civil society through new decrees

Tech companies are now required to verify users, while strict rules are imposed on associations

Written by Mong Palatino

7 January 2025

Online safety or censorship? Malaysia’s parliament passes two contentious media bills

Authorities insist that the reforms will make it easier to arrest cybercriminals

Written by Mong Palatino

16 December 2024

How tech companies enable censorship in Vietnam

Criticism of Vietnamese officials is censored on social media

Written by Mong Palatino

30 November 2024

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