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'Despicable and Shameless': Outrage Over Duterte Pardon of US Marine who Murdered Trans Woman in Philippines
Protesters in Manila burn a homemade U.S. flag following the killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude by U.S. Marine Scott Pemberton on October 11, 2014. (Photo: J. Gerard Seguia/Pacific Press/Getty Images)
Global Witness Reveals 2019 Was 'Deadliest Year on Record' for Eco-Defenders, With 212 Murdered Worldwide
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
At least 212 eco-defenders were murdered around the world last year, according to a new annual report. (Image: Global Witness)
"Those that defend our land and environment are on the front lines of #ClimateAction. But we are failing them badly."
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Citing Dual Threat of Covid-19 and Duterte, Coalition Calls on Congress to Block US Arms Sale to Philippines
Jon Queally & Andrea Germanos, staff writers
U.S. Apache attack helicopters are one of the main weapons headed to the Philippines if the sale is not stopped. (Photo: DoD/Public domain)
"The U.S. should not be selling advanced military systems to an abusive,...
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'Trapped in a Nightmare Situation': Philippines Typhoon Offers Glimpse of Climate Disaster Amid Pandemic
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Residents carrying their belongings and wearing face masks arrive at a school compound serving as temporary shelter in Sorsogon town, Bicol region, south of Manila on May 14, 2020, as Typhoon Vongfong approaches.
"A global pandemic does not mean the climate crisis has stopped," says 350.org...
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Residents walk past a house damaged during Typhoon Phanfone in Tacloban, Leyte province in the central Philippines on December 25, 2019. - Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet and miserable holiday season to millions in the mainly Catholic nation. (Photo: Bobbie Alota/AFP via Getty Images)
Typhoon Devastates Philippines With at Least 20 Dead on Christmas Day
Maria Ressa
Global Condemnation After Journalist Who Blamed Trump for Duterte's Attacks on Free Press Arrested in Philippines
Women across Brazil protested the country's election results on Sunday, as homophobic, misogynist former military officer Jair Bolsonaro advanced to a run-off election.
As Misogynist, Homophobic Bolsonaro Advances to Run-Off in Brazil's Election, Critics Fear 'Genuine Fascist' Takeover
Rescue workers are searching for dozens of people feared dead
Scores Feared Dead in Philippines After Massive Landslide Triggered by Typhoon Mangkhut
Windows of commercial building damaged by typhoon on September 16, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. City officials raised the storm alert to T10, it's highest level, as Typhoon Mangkhut landed on Hong Kong.
Super Typhoon Mangkhut Rips Through Hong Kong After Pummeling Philippines
Super Typhoon Mangkhut
'Bigger, Stronger, and More Dangerous' Than Florence, Super Typhoon Mangkhut Strikes the Philippines
UN Calls for Psychiatric Evaluation After Duterte Puts Top Human Rights Expert on 'Hit List'
'Alpha-Male Bromance' Solidified as Trump Vows Support for 'Bloodstained' Duterte
#BanTrump: On Both Sides of Pacific, Protests Over Trump's Visit to Philippines
President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at the APEC Leaders Summit on November 10, 2017 in Da Nang, Vietnam. (Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Ahead of Trump Meeting, Duterte Admits Stabbing Person to Death and Threatens to Slap UN Human Rights Expert
Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a campaign rally on April 23, 2016 in Manila, Philippines.
Duterte, Recipient of Trump Praise, Threatens to Shoot Human Rights Activists
The report came as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Manila meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who bragged to a state news agency that the U.S. and Australia have "considerably toned down" their criticism of his human rights record.
Trump Embraces Duterte as Endless US War Expands in Philippines

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President Duterte's Call to Revive Death Penalty in the Philippines Will Only Worsen Climate of Impunity...
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Philippines: UN Investigation Urgently Needed Into Duterte Administration’s Murderous “War on Drugs”
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