28 June 2007 — The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea reported to
the Department of Foreign Affairs that the allegation of shoplifting by an
official of the embassy as reported in the media is unfounded.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today welcomed the news that Chinese authorities have sentenced to jail seven men for the deadly beating of a Chinese investigative reporter outside of an illegal coal mine.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on authorities for a full and prompt investigation into a firebomb attack on the Shacab newspaper office in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, north-eastern Somalia.
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MANILA — week after GMA-7 news revealed the existence of what appeared to be Palace directives on extrajudicial killings of activists, the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan called on the Arroyo government to make a full public disclosure of the controversial ?Operation Bluetooth? and other similar issuances that may have come from top cabinet and military officials.
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