From Binalbagan to Belém, Filipino farmers push for agroecology and climate justice
December 2, 2025
Fairs, workshops, cooking sessions, petitions, and assemblies highlight climate and land reform proposals in the Philippines.
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‘Draw the Line’ in Asia: Community organizers call for climate justice and accountability
October 9, 2025
Global actions aim to raise climate justice awareness and add pressure to governments.
The killing of Anas al-Sharif and Western journalism’s moral collapse
August 18, 2025
None of the West’s leading publications have summoned up even an ounce of skepticism at Israel’s relentless campaign to paint all the journalists it kills as members of Hamas, even though, by now, more media workers have been killed in Gaza than in both World Wars combined.
AI, impunity, ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia
May 22, 2025
Media groups and human rights advocates across Southeast Asia marked World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) by highlighting the threats to free speech in their respective countries.
How the junta’s repressive policies are hampering earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar
April 2, 2025
Economist Antonio Graceffo highlighted the “pre-existing challenges in Myanmar” that prevent the fast delivery of assistance to earthquake victims. Aside from the “loss of civic energy” and “distrust in the junta,” there is a glaring “youth deficit” caused by the forced conscription program of the junta and the exodus of young workers to other countries.
Filipino groups defy China’s ‘unilateral’, ‘baseless’ fishing ban in South China Sea
June 23, 2024
“There is no better way to assert fishing rights in our exclusive economic zone than to conduct a collective economic activity,” Pamalakaya said.
Poetry as therapy: Hong Kong’s domestic workers muse about love and sacrifice
April 3, 2024
Established in 2021, Migrant Writers of Hong Kong unites domestic workers with a common love for the written word. The group partners with universities to organize writing workshops, poetry exhibitions and arts events on Sundays, the sole day off for most domestic workers.
‘Stop the dump’: Pacific communities protest Japan’s release of treated nuclear water
August 28, 2023
For Pacific environment groups, the dumping of treated water is tantamount to destroying marine life and the future of the region. Justice Pacific’s statement reflects this popular sentiment among non-government organizations.
A new platform monitoring press freedom in Southeast Asia
August 15, 2023
The organizations are Indonesia’s Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Association of Timor Leste Journalists, Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association, Center for Independent Journalism in Malaysia, Merdeka Media Movement in Malaysia, National Union of Journalists Philippines, and Prachatai in Thailand.
Jeepney strike succeeds, but anti-phaseout campaign continues
March 13, 2023
Transport groups insisted that they are not against modernization, but they said that the timeline of the government would displace many jeepney drivers and operators who are unable to consolidate or form a cooperative.
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