'Systematic':UN human rights body slams Duterte's murderous drug war

'Systematic':UN human rights body slams Duterte's murderous drug war

An extraordinary report released by the global human rights body has unleashed an avalanche of criticism on the Philippine President's bloody drug war.

  • byJames Massola

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Filipinos given money to move away from crowded Manila mid pandemic

Filipinos given money to move away from crowded Manila mid pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how swift population growth has overstretched the city. President Rodrigo Duterte believes he can fix it.

  • bySiegfrid Alegado andAndreo Calonzo
Innocent bystanders:children slaughtered in Duterte's drug war
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Innocent bystanders:children slaughtered in Duterte's drug war

Rodrigo Duterte's murderous drug war has claimed the lives of more than 100 children.

  • byJames Massola
Uproar as Duterte government orders leading Philippine broadcaster off air

Uproar as Duterte government orders leading Philippine broadcaster off air

Business leaders,churches and International watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN as a major blow to press freedom.

Human rights clampdown as virus spreads in south-east Asia:experts

Human rights clampdown as virus spreads in south-east Asia:experts

Authoritarian leaders across south-east Asia are putting tighter controls on their citizens as the coronavirus spreads and infections rise.

  • byJames Massola
Philippine government moves to close TV network

Philippine government moves to close TV network

Press freedom and human rights activists criticised the Solicitor-General's petition with the Supreme Court as an attempt to"intimidate or control"ABS-CBN.

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'Relax,don't be afraid':The very different coronavirus message in China-aligned countries

'Relax,don't be afraid':The very different coronavirus message in China-aligned countries

The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus epidemic a global health emergency,but the message does not seem to be resonating in some parts of south-east Asia,a magnet for Chinese tourists and workers.

  • byHannah Beech
'I looked around and everyone was dead':life in hiding

'I looked around and everyone was dead':life in hiding

Almost three years after Ryan was shot in the hip and his three teenage friends murdered,he is still in hiding in a climate of impunity in Philippines'President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

  • byNicole Precel
Communists-hunting soldiers killed in Philippines

Communists-hunting soldiers killed in Philippines

The military said troops had been sent in after civilians had complained of harassment by Communist guerillas.

  • byJason Gutierrez
'Extraordinary':There's a new name on the list of media-unfriendly nations

'Extraordinary':There's a new name on the list of media-unfriendly nations

Discussions among leading broadcasters and publishers in London this week will feature Australia - but not favourably.

  • bySimon Spanswick
Philippines'Rodrigo Duterte rejects loans from critics of drug war

Philippines'Rodrigo Duterte rejects loans from critics of drug war

IT stems from a UN resolution to probe extra-judicial deaths. Countries that voted in favour include Australia,Britain,Spain,Denmark,Iceland and Ukraine.

  • byKaren Lema