Journalists for Human Rights Podcast

Special episode: Red-tagged and jailed, Frenchie Mae Cumpio has her day in court after 4 years


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Radio and online journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio was 21 years old when she was arrested by the police who accused her of being part of the Communist movement in the Philippines. She had been reporting on human rights abuses in remote areas in Tacloban City, hundreds of kilometers away from the nation’s capital. After four years, she finally took the witness stand on 11 November to defend herself. Her lawyer Julianne Agpalo talks about the latest development in her case. 

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