“We had to start from scratch. We still cannot sleep at night because of the memories of our arrests. I am still reeling from the anxiety and trauma.”
Life Behind Bars: How women political prisoners are treated under the Duterte administration
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#TheRealDuterteLegacy | Under Duterte, heightened impunity led to the highest number of women political prisoners
Under President Rodrigo Duterte, the wee hours of the morning have been filled not with calmness but with anxiety as government critics fear they may be the next targets of illegal arrests and even graver rights abuses.
Perpetrators of journalist killings unscathed, says formerly detained journo
In the Philippines, journalists are being attacked while perpetrators of extrajudicial killings go free, laments journalist and recently freed political detainee Lady Ann Salem.
Groups condemn red-tagging of judge who freed journo, labor organizer
“Not only is it an underhanded threat against Judge Quisumbing-Ignacio, it also seeks to undermine the independence of all judges and the courts handling similar cases.”
Icy is free!
By DEE AYROSO
Mandaluyong court orders release of journalist Lady Ann Salem, union organizer
Journalist Lady Ann Salem thanked Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio for “seeing the truth behind the fabricated charges” and all those who supported the campaign for her release.
Release of detained journalist urged a week after dismissal of charges
Media groups reiterated their demand for the immediate release of Filipino journalist Lady Ann Salem as she remains behind bars more than a week since a Mandaluyong court dismissed the charges against her.
Prosecutors keep journalist, labor organizer in jail despite dismissal of charges
Lawyers of journalist Lady Ann Salem and labor organizer Rodrigo Esparago asserted that the court’s decision dismissing the charges against the two is final and executory, thus, their clients should be released immediately.
Journalists, advocates bike for detained colleagues
“The ordeal of Frenchie Mae is part of the increasing persecution of the critical media by the forces of a government so intolerant of criticism and dissent that the mere exercise of democratic rights is enough for one to be branded an “enemy of the state.”
Court junks charges vs. journalist, labor organizer
Judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio of Branch 209, in a 10-page decision dated Feb. 5, declared that the search warrant used to enter Salem’s Mandaluyong home is null and void, rendering the firearms and explosives purportedly found in their possession as inadmissible evidence before the court.
Rights defenders call on the public to intensify campaign for justice for HRDay7
“The situation will worsen if we are silent… Now is the time to fight, to speak, and to push for genuine social change.”