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Philippines: ‘Preventing Similar Cases Requires Dismantling the Mechanisms That Treat Dissent as Crime’

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By CIVICUSFeb 27 2026 (IPS)   CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of dissent in the Philippines with Kyle A Domequil, spokesperson of the Free Tacloban 5 Network, a campaign supporting journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, human rights defender Marielle Domequil and their co-accused and advocating for their release. Kyle A DomequilOn 22 January, a Philippines court convicted Cumpio and Domequil of terrorism financing, sentencing them to between 12 a…

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Philippines: ‘Preventing Similar Cases Requires Dismantling the Mechanisms That Treat Dissent as Crime’

By CIVICUSFeb 27 2026 (IPS)   CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of dissent in the Philippines with Kyle A Domequil, spokesperson of the Free Tacloban 5 Network, a campaign supporting journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, human rights defender Marielle Domequil and their co-accused and advocating for their release. Kyle A DomequilOn 22 January, a Philippines court convicted Cumpio and Domequil of terrorism financing, sentencing them to between 12 a…

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IPS broke the news in Rome, Italy on Friday, February 27, 2026.
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