CPJ, partners denied visit to jailed Philippine journalist  - Committee to Protect Journalists

Press groups denied access to detained broadcaster Frenchie Mae Cumpio

International and local press freedom groups were barred from meeting detained radio broadcaster Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a scheduled visit to the Tacloban City Jail.

CPJ, partners denied visit to jailed Philippine journalist  - Committee to Protect Journalists

Tacloban City, June 16, 2025—Philippine authorities on Monday refused to allow the Committee to Protect Journalists and a coalition of press freedom organizations to visit jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a joint mission aimed at asking authorities to end her more than five-year detention. CPJ and the groups had submitted a formal request through the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) on May 5 to visit Cumpio, a 26-year-old who has been h…

Global media watchdogs question disallowed visit to detained Filipino journalist

CAGAYAN DE ORO — Representatives of local and international media watchdogs spent over an hour negotiating with the Tacloban City Jail Female Dormitory in the Eastern Visayas region to visit detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio on Monday, June 16.  Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Asia-Pacific regional director Beh Lih Yi said they filed their request, supported by the Media Freedom Coalition, six weeks before their arrival, b…

#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio: Press freedom coalition in Tacloban denied visit to Filipino journalist arbitrary detained for five years

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