Iraqi authorities are increasingly imposing the death penalty including after pretrial televised “confessions”, uninvestigated allegations of torture and unfair trials, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
Iraq has now become the country with the fourth highest number of executions after China, Iran and Pakistan, with the execution of at least 65 people last year.
DAVAO CITY — Wherever the direction of the government’s development thrust moves, Davao Light and Power Company goes with it. Whether the route is the most rugged leading to the remotest of the uplands, or in the denseness of the blighted areas of urban settlements, the power firm is wont to follow.
davao city — As part of its advocacy on media responsibility, the Embassy of Canada, in partnership with the Ateneo de Davao University?s Humanities department, is sponsoring a forum on media reporting and the elections. Entitled ?Who?s Watching Whom?? the forum will be held on Friday, April 27, 2007, 9:30-11:30 am at the Ateneo de Davao University main campus on C.M. Recto Street, Davao City. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. Admission is free.
BRUSSELS — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has slammed the actions of Sri Lanka?s defence secretary, who threatened a newspaper editor, as a shocking example of increasing political interference in Sri Lankan media.
BRUSSELS — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) demands the Philippines president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo act immediately to protect media safety, following this week?s distressing news of the murder of journalist Carmelo Palacios, and attempted murder of journalist Delfin Mallari Jr.