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Phillipines
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Philippine Court Grants Bail to Critic of Duterte’s Brutal Drug Crackdown
One of the most vocal critics of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal and bloody war on drugs is now free.
November 14, 2023
Philippines President Ends Drug War Against Low-Level Offenders
We never thought we’d be able to say this, but: Rodrigo Duterte ends drug war against low-level offenders. The…
October 13, 2017
Philippines: Duterte Threatens to Kill His Own Son
It is beginning to smack a little of desperation—or at least we hope it is. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte—whose…
September 22, 2017
Philippines: Duterte Calls for Genocide Against Drug Users
Police in the Philippines killed 32 people in a wave of anti-drug operations north of the capital, Manila—making…
August 17, 2017
Narco-Fascism in the Philippines
The Philippines’ new ultra-hardline president, Rodrigo Duterte, took things to a new level last week. He had previously compared himself to genocidal…
October 3, 2016