Jhoanna Ballaran

Turkey’s invasion of Syria: A democratic crisis

posted on December 5, 2019 by Jhoanna Ballaran

Ras al-Ayn bombing on October 10, 2019. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. When United States President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of American troops in northern Syria in October, chaos and …

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In the Philippines, the biggest threat to press freedom is Duterte

posted on December 3, 2019 by Jhoanna Ballaran

University of the Philippines, Diliman

President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Ten years ago, on November 23, 2009, 58 people—32 of them journalists—were brutally killed in the sleepy and impoverished town …

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