Tag: Frenchie Mae Cumpio
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POOLED EDITORIAL: When Journalism is Treated as Terrorism
On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly believe stems from her work as a journalist. As a radio broadcaster, Frenchie reported on the lives of farmers, urban poor communities, and disaster survivors in Eastern Visayas—stories rarely covered by…
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Statement of the Members of the Media Freedom Coalition Embassy Network in the Philippines on Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Members of the MFC Local Embassy Network in the Philippines express their concern regarding the recent developments on the case of Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil. Today marks the fifth birthday that Frenchie Mae Cumpio has spent in detention, a stark reminder of the challenges faced by journalists in the pursuit of their vital…
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