20 October 2004

REPORTER MURDERED


The death toll in the Philippines continues to mount. On 19 October 2004, radio host Eldy Gaginales was shot dead, becoming the eighth journalist killed this year, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Gabinales was shot in the back three times by an unidentified assailant as he was leaving a supermarket in the town of Tandag. Police have yet to confirm a motive behind the murder. The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines, an IFJ affiliate, says Gabinales may have been targeted for his outspoken views on illegal drug running and gambling practices in Tandag. As the host of "Singgit sa mga Lungsuranon" ("Cry of the People") on Radio DXJR-FM, he often expressed these views on the programme.

For reports and updates on press freedom in the Philippines, see: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/159/

Visit:

- IFJ: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=2747&Language=EN
- CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/news/2004/Phil19oct04na.html
- Southeast Asian Press Alliance Report on the Philippines: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/60850/
- Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility: http://www.cmfr.com.ph
- National Union of Journalists in the Philippines: http://www.nujp.org/


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Also from the Communiqué, 20 October 2004

INTERNATIONAL: REPRESSIVE REGIMES STIFLE INDEPENDENT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT 19 October 2004 IRAQ: TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED; FRENCH REPORTERS REMAIN CAPTIVE 20 October 2004 INTERNATIONAL: MISA, IFJ BACK CALLS FOR FREE EXPRESSION TREATY 20 October 2004 UNITED STATES: JOURNALISTS' RIGHT TO PROTECT SOURCES THREATENED 20 October 2004 TONGA: PINA HAILS COURT RULING AS VICTORY FOR PRESS FREEDOM 20 October 2004 INTERNATIONAL: TAKE ACTION! SIERRA LEONE: EDITOR SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON 20 October 2004 PALESTINE: MEDIA IGNORING PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT: IPI 20 October 2004 INTERNATIONAL: WORLD PRESS INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS 20 October 2004 INTERNATIONAL: HIV/AIDS RED RIBBON MEDIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM 20 October 2004

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