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US ships during an underway replenishment in the Philippine Sea. January 19, 2023.

Hard Numbers: US camps in Philippines, Malaysia may nix death penalty, Bulgaria’s close vote, Burkina Faso vs. journalists, hungry as a bear in Japan

On Monday, the Philippine government confirmed the location of four new military camps that will indefinitely host rotating US forces, despite China’s opposition.

Philippines court convicts top journalist — what comes next?

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Philippines court convicts top journalist — what comes next?

Ever since Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016, journalists have warned that his open disdain for the media would put press freedom in the country at risk. Those fears were underscored this week when the authorities found Maria Ressa, an internationally-renowned journalist, guilty of libel under the country's cybercrimes law. What does this mean for press freedom in the Philippines?

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China's repression and growing global influence; US stimulus, and Trump vs. Murdoch

China's repression and growing global influence; US stimulus, and Trump vs. Murdoch

The sentencing of the citizen journalist in Wuhan, China is a disturbing reminder of the human cost of China's repressive system. And China's influence around the world will only grow. Domestically - Trump once again grabbed headlines on the COVID relief bill, and again didn't execute. Now that he won't be president any longer, and will be a media competitor, Rupert Murdoch's media properties will go after him harder than when he was problematic for US democracy.