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Antonio Zumel Center for Press Freedom

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Violence and remembrance

As huge an outrage as the killing was of 57 men and women, 32 of whom were journalists and media workers, most Filipinos are already in the process of forgetting it, have already forgotten it, are no longer interested in it, or, when it was reported, were not even particularly shocked by it.

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Antonio Zumel
Remembering Tony Zumel Antonio “Tony” Zumel – journalist and revolutionary leader – would have turned 75 last Aug. 10. Aug. 13, 2007 marks his sixth death anniversary. Known to his colleagues and many friends as Antumel or Manong, Zumel was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte – the second of six children.
News
Groups join London call on Arroyo to stamp out impunity in the Philippines

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists in Great Britain and Ireland (NUJ) joined the Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines and Amnesty International at a rally yesterday at the Human Rights Action Centre in London to mark the 100th days of the Maguindanao massacre.

 
Features
Mind your tweets: CIA and European Union building social networking surveillance system That social networking sites and applications such as Facebook, Twitter and their competitors can facilitate communication and information sharing amongst diverse groups and individuals is by now a cliché.
Mediawatch
Foreign news channels drawing US viewers New York, Jan 29, 2010 (IPS) – Television viewers in the United States seeking international news are starting to switch over to foreign channels to learn what is happening in the outside world, media watchers here say.
 
Solidarity
Protest against Turkish journalist's jail sentence The unjust condemnation of Turkish journalist Yalcin Ergündogan was protested on Feb. 11, by journalists and human rights defenders at a press conference held at the Istanbul Office of the Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD).
Readings
Ayn Rand in Uganda

The Ayn Rand Institute boasts that sales of Atlas Shrugged have tripled in the last year. Internet sites with names like aynrandteaparty.blogspot.com are popping up across the web. If the Tea Partiers have a guru, her name is Ayn Rand. So who is she, and why has she captured the spirit of rebellion amongst the populist right?

 
Nation
Doctors, medical and health groups refute military on Morong 43 Various medical associations expressed outrage today over the arrest, detention and alleged torture of 43 health workers. In a press conference this morning, officials of these groups refuted the military’s claim that the 43 are communist rebels who were undergoing bomb training when they were arrested in a raid on Feb. 6.
Analysis
Signs of impunity and desperation Impunity and desperation in a murderous, corrupt, and undemocratic regime is a dangerous combination. It brings back memories of Martial Law. It would then not be surprising that if the Arroyo government fails in its Cha Cha bid, it would resort to massive cheating during the 2010 elections.
 
Opinion
The gains and promise of the People Power uprising at Edsa The ruling elite and one segment of the middle class would want to make the people believe that one person could fulfill the unfinished tasks of Edsa 1 to lull the Filipino masses into complacency and dependence.
Statements
The structure of reactionary violence and human rights violations in the Philippines The International Coordinating Committee and all member-organizations of the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) condemn with all their moral conviction and strength the monstrous massacre of at least 57 people.
 
Human Rights
US Congress withholds military aid to the Philippines due to human rights abuses The US House resolution also states that the Armed Forces of the Philippines must not have ‘a policy of, and are not engaging in, acts of intimidation or violence against members of legal organizations who advocate for human rights.’
World
Mossad's murderous reach: The larger political issues

The unfettered operation of foreign state-sponsored death squads, carrying out extrajudicial assassinations with impunity, is a serious threat to every critic, writer, political leader and civic activist who dares to criticize Israel.

 
 

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HRW Report on Philippines