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But for the lovers: When tyranny targets poets

All throughout history, tyrants have knocked down the doors of poets. It’s time for poets around the world to knock back.

Philippines Supreme Court condemns rise of violence against lawyers

In rare public comments outside legal rulings, the Court said threats to lawyers had "very serious repercussions" on the rule of law

SPOTLIGHT: Philippine environment defenders in the crosshairs of red-taggers

Red-tagging of individuals and groups have led to illegal arrests, harassment, and extra-judicial killings

Church people stand by slain tribal leader in northern Philippines

Church groups say the killings of tribal people was “an attempt to silence" them in their fight against the mega-dam project

Sri Lanka gov’t order makes it ‘easier to target religious, racial...

Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says

Keeping faith, abandoning truth

The angry, growling dark depths where Duterte rules also display the fault lines of the Philippines 500 years of Christianity

Philippine religious leaders remind police to abstain from violence during Lent

The religious leaders issued the call in the wake of killings involving policemen and the shooting of a city mayor in the central Philippines

Manila bishop hits govt’s ‘obsession’ with military action after killings of...

Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila criticized the government’s “unnecessary use of force” to achieve its goal, especially against activists

Myanmar military using ‘murderous methods’ against protesters, rights group says

Report says soldiers implicated in atrocity crimes against ethnic minorities now operating in Myanmar’s cities

Philippine faith-based groups hit spate of killings, arrests of activists

The Church leaders denounce the 'unfathomable acts that disrespect life and violate human rights'

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