Philippines' most independent media voice is silenced

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated January 17 2018 - 8:08am, first published 8:03am
The body of one of the three men slain in a drug related killing in Caloocan, Manila, Philippines. According to people living in the area  there was a gun battle for approximately one hour. Three men were killed and three arrested by police. 30th September, 2016. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The body of one of the three men slain in a drug related killing in Caloocan, Manila, Philippines. According to people living in the area there was a gun battle for approximately one hour. Three men were killed and three arrested by police. 30th September, 2016. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Prisoners inside a cell in Manila Police Headquarters, Philippines. So they can sleep, prisoners here rotate positions throughout the cell due to overcrowding. Several of the men stated that most in this cell were arrested for drug use in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Manila, Philippines. 21st September, 2016. Photo: Kate Geraghty . THEBESTOF2017
Prisoners inside a cell in Manila Police Headquarters, Philippines. So they can sleep, prisoners here rotate positions throughout the cell due to overcrowding. Several of the men stated that most in this cell were arrested for drug use in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Manila, Philippines. 21st September, 2016. Photo: Kate Geraghty . THEBESTOF2017

Phnom Penh: Journalists and human rights advocates have condemned a move by the Philippines to shut down a popular news website that has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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