Politics

Aussie troops, mining firms not welcome in Mindanao: group

Southern Philippines a hotspot for foreign war games and giant mining projects

MANILA — The presence of Australian military troops and mining companies in the Philippines, which President Gloria Arroyo is literally begging for in her state visits, will only aggravate the volatile peace and order situation in the country particularly in Mindanao, environmental activists from Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) warned today.
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French reporting becomes extremely difficult in Kabul

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is highly alarmed by the blacklisting of a French journalist by NATO?s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, almost seven weeks after she was interrogated for four hours by United States soldiers.
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Corruption, incompetence and lack of political worsen crisis of killed journalists

MOSCOW — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), today, launched its global campaign against impunity in the killing of journalists and media staff at a special session of the IFJ?s World Congress in Moscow, attended by more than 500 representatives of the world?s journalists? community.
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