Tag: Gagging
#HoldTheLine Coalition welcomes new dismissal of cyber-libel charge against Rappler’s Maria...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The #HoldTheLine (#HTL) Coalition has welcomed the dismissal of a cyber-libel charge against Rappler CEO and founder Maria Ressa in the...
World Press Freedom Day 2021: Hostility towards journalists on rise
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Journalists are fearful that increased harassment, abuse and violence directed towards them during the covid-19 pandemic could become the new normal,...
Philippine Solicitor-General seeks gag order against top TV channel
By Felipe F. Salvosa II in Manila
Solicitor-General Jose Calida asked the Supreme Court today to issue a gag order against ABS-CBN, claiming the Philippines’...
RSF condemns media freedom ‘violations’, gag in PNG election
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned many media freedom violations during the general elections held in Papua New Guinea from 24...