2007 Philippine Elections: What’s at Stake (2)

In this second installment in Davao Today’s Q&A series on the 2007 elections, newspaper columnist and political analyst Luis V. Teodoro argues that the May 14 elections will be a “turning point in whether the march to authoritarianism will continue or if the political crisis that began in 2004 — the crisis of legitimacy of the Arroyo regime — can begin to be resolved.”

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Second Sri Lankan journalist murder has ?grave implications for journalist safety?

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned that the situation in Sri Lanka is further deteriorating as a second journalist was shot dead only 10 days after the murder of a Tamil editor.

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Four journalists injured in attempted assassination on Pakistan interior minister

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has issued new warnings about journalist safety in Pakistan after four journalists were injured in a suicide bomb attack aimed at Aftab Khan Sherpao, the Pakistan interior minister, in the north-western district of Charsadda on April 28.

?This incident highlights the dangers that face journalists in Pakistan,? IFJ President Christopher Warren said.

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Senator Launches Book on How Philippines’s Anti-Terror Law Was Crafted

MANILA –Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) will launch a book on how the Senate
crafted the Human Security Act of 2007, the country?s
version of the anti-terrorism legislation which was
approved after more than six years of deliberations.
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