UN expert raises alarm over attacks against PH independent media
UN expert raises alarm over attacks against PH independent media
By DANIEL ASIDO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan assailed the recent waves of attacks on media freedom in the Philippines, urging Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to end the crackdown and decriminalize libel.
“I am deeply concerned by recent developments in the Philippines to silence independent and investigative journalism in the country. I call on the new administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to put an end to the criminalization of libel,” Khan said in a statement.
This comes after the Court of Appeals (CA) upheld a Manila court’s cyber libel conviction of Rappler’s chief Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr.
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