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Impunity continues to threaten the work of journalists across Southeast Asia

Harassment, state-backed attacks, arbitrary detention, media killings persist in the region

Written by Mong Palatino

12 November 2024

‘Truth deserves to be seen’: Artists decry film censorship in the Philippines

The filmmakers asserted there is nothing subversive in the films

Written by Mong Palatino

20 September 2024

Southeast Asian media groups cite need for press freedom in dealing with extreme weather events

"Every story is potentially an environmental story"

Written by Mong Palatino

13 May 2024

Philippine media groups condemn China’s claim of ‘manipulated’ coverage of maritime tension

'An alarming attempt to muzzle an independent press'

Written by Mong Palatino

9 April 2024

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

How pro-democracy movements pushed back against tyranny

Written by Mong Palatino

14 March 2024

Filipino radio host killed during live broadcast

He was the fourth journalist killed under the Marcos Jr. government

Written by Mong Palatino

7 November 2023

Why do ‘Bart Simpson’ and ‘Monkey D. Luffy’ have registered SIM cards in the Philippines?

Phone scams persist despite the mandatory SIM card registration

Written by Mong Palatino

19 September 2023

A new platform monitoring press freedom in Southeast Asia

Seven groups are monitoring press freedom cases in six countries

Written by Mong Palatino

14 August 2023

Post-pandemic, lockdown on rights persists in the Philippines

Surveillance and repressive laws enacted during the pandemic remain in effect

Written by EngageMedia

27 June 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Philippines

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in the Philippines

Written by Advox

22 May 2023

In the Philippines, cyber censorship is a new form of authoritarianism

Media outlets have been subjected to DDoS attacks

Written by Advox

18 May 2023

What is red-tagging and why it is dangerous in the Philippines?

Labeling individuals as "communist" leads to harassment and sometimes death

Written by Advox

27 April 2023

Underscoring the challenges of promoting digital rights in Southeast Asia

The report also has a proposal on improving digital security research

Written by Mong Palatino

24 April 2023

Filipino activists decry Facebook’s ‘automated censorship’

Some have successfully appealed the restoration of removed posts

Written by Mong Palatino

5 January 2023

Civil society groups call for justice after a radio broadcaster is killed in the Philippines

A second journalist has been killed under the Marcos government

Written by Mong Palatino

7 October 2022

Red-tagged independent media blocked in Philippine internet back online

'Only tyrants fear a free and critical press'

Written by Karlo Mongaya

12 September 2022

Marcos-Duterte critic arrested for cyber libel in the Philippines

Activists call for the decriminalization of libel

Written by Mong Palatino

16 August 2022

For acclaimed journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, winning a Nobel Peace Prize offers no protection

Ressa and Muratov have become the target of increased state violence

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Mong Palatino

5 May 2022

Philippines’s SIM Card Registration Act undermines privacy, online expression

The law requires birth names when creating social media accounts

Written by EngageMedia

17 March 2022

#HandsOffOurLibraries: Scholars protest removal of ‘subversive’ books from Philippine universities

Concerned scholars launch online archive of “endangered” publications

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

5 November 2021

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