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Journalist Critical Of Philippine President Faces Up To 6 Years In Prison
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday of cyber libel and sentenced to prison in a case that watchdogs say marks a dangerous erosion of press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Impeach Me, I'll Jail You: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Dares His Rivals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top UN official and an Asian lawmakers' group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech.
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Hundreds Of Naked Prisoners Searched For Contraband In Philippine Jail
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
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Inmates Bring Christmas Cheer To Philippine Prison With Beauty Pageant
Inmates dressed as beauty queens pranced on a makeshift stage for a mock beauty pageant at a Philippines jail on Saturday, bringing Christmas cheer to one of the country's most overcrowded prisons.
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Norway Jails Man Over Child Sex Abuse Committed Live On Skype
A Norwegian court sentenced on Thursday a 66-year-old man to eight years in prison for inciting dozens of children in Norway and the Philippines to commit sex acts on Skype, media reports said.
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Drug-Linked Philippines Mayor Shot Dead In Jail, Say Police
Philippines police killed a town mayor in his jail cell in a purported gunbattle on Saturday, the second killing in a week of a politician linked to illegal drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal crackdown.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Inmates Flee, Thousands Homeless in Manila Slum Blaze
A huge fire chased hundreds of Philippine inmates out of their cells and razed a sprawling shantytown near a Manila prison Friday, leaving thousands of residents homeless, authorities said.
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Fire Sweeps Through Philippine Prison Killing 10 Inmates
Fire swept through a maximum-security Philippine prison killing 10 inmates, most of them in their cells, authorities said on Friday, in a disaster likely to highlight woeful conditions in one of the world's most over-crowded prison systems.
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9 Dead, 1 Missing After Philippine Jail Fire
Nine prisoners were killed when fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a provincial jail, Philippine authorities said Friday, adding the facility was operating at more than double its capacity.
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Journalist Critical Of Philippine President Faces Up To 6 Years In Prison
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday of cyber libel and sentenced to prison in a case that watchdogs say marks a dangerous erosion of press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Impeach Me, I'll Jail You: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Dares His Rivals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top UN official and an Asian lawmakers' group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech.
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Hundreds Of Naked Prisoners Searched For Contraband In Philippine Jail
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
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Inmates Bring Christmas Cheer To Philippine Prison With Beauty Pageant
Inmates dressed as beauty queens pranced on a makeshift stage for a mock beauty pageant at a Philippines jail on Saturday, bringing Christmas cheer to one of the country's most overcrowded prisons.
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Norway Jails Man Over Child Sex Abuse Committed Live On Skype
A Norwegian court sentenced on Thursday a 66-year-old man to eight years in prison for inciting dozens of children in Norway and the Philippines to commit sex acts on Skype, media reports said.
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Drug-Linked Philippines Mayor Shot Dead In Jail, Say Police
Philippines police killed a town mayor in his jail cell in a purported gunbattle on Saturday, the second killing in a week of a politician linked to illegal drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal crackdown.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Inmates Flee, Thousands Homeless in Manila Slum Blaze
A huge fire chased hundreds of Philippine inmates out of their cells and razed a sprawling shantytown near a Manila prison Friday, leaving thousands of residents homeless, authorities said.
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Fire Sweeps Through Philippine Prison Killing 10 Inmates
Fire swept through a maximum-security Philippine prison killing 10 inmates, most of them in their cells, authorities said on Friday, in a disaster likely to highlight woeful conditions in one of the world's most over-crowded prison systems.
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9 Dead, 1 Missing After Philippine Jail Fire
Nine prisoners were killed when fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a provincial jail, Philippine authorities said Friday, adding the facility was operating at more than double its capacity.
