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As Global Media Safety Crisis Deepens IFJ Welcomes Jailing of Chinese Boss Who Ordered Reporter Killed

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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Philippines: Bayan calls for public disclosure of AFP’s ?Operation Bluetooth?

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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53rd journalist murdered in Philippines under Arroyo; world media group shocked, outraged

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked and outraged by the murder of yet another journalist in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to 53 journalists murdered under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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Soldiers arrest, jail, torture, starve, frame 2 Moros

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the brutal torture of two men, both belong to Muslim minorities, following their arrest by soldiers over allegations they are involved in incidents of bombing in Central Mindanao.

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