A journalist was killed on 5 January on the southern Philippines’ island of Mindanao, confirming the Philippines’ reputation as one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. At least four journalists were killed in retaliation for their reports in 2011, according to IPI’s recently-released Death Watch figures, and a total of 57 journalists have […]

On April 24, 2012 Philippine Journalist Michael Calanasan, 36, was shot dead by two gunmen riding tandem on a motorcycle at approximately 7:00 a.m. in San Pablo City, Laguna Province, in the Philippines. Calanasan was a columnist for the local daily newspaper The Laguna Courier as well as a city traffic officer. Calanasan’s wife, who […]

Philippines journalist Julius Cauzo was shot dead on Thursday morning in the northern city of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. Cauzo was an anchor on Radio DWJJ, where he reportedly had expressed criticism of corruption in the city. However, it remains unclear whether his death was connected with his journalistic profession. Cauzo was shot in the back […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemned the murder of senior Pakistani journalist Razzaq Gul, a reporter at Express News in Turbat city, in southern Balochistan. Gul was found dead in the Kech district of Pakistan’s Balochistan Province on May 19, 2012. According to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Gul was reported missing near […]