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Muslim “profiling” under martial law in the Philippines

17 August 2017

Rights groups warn of the growing potential for abuses of civilians as President Duterte extends martial law until the end of the year

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Hundreds face starvation in besieged Philippine city
19 June 2017
Civilians who fled the Philippine city of Marawi report seeing hundreds of bodies in the streets after weeks of fighting between government and Islamist forces
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Inside Marawi: Death toll nears 100 as Philippines security forces battle Islamist militants
29 May 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in order to defeat militants. Will it just lead to more conflict?

Islamic State ramps up recruitment in Pakistan
11 January 2017 Investigations
Why do peace deals fall at the final hurdle?
26 October 2016 Opinion
Will Duterte's offensive against Islamist militants in the Philippines backfire?
30 September 2016 News

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Philippines has built only 1% of homes promised after Typhoon Haiyan
29 September 2016
Three years after Haiyan, hundreds of thousands of people are still living in danger as the government’s “build back better” strategy has failed
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Amid a bloody drug war, hopes for peace in the Philippines
3 August 2016
President Duterte has restarted negotiations with insurgents. But that doesn’t make up for extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users.
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Saudi grant for aid training gets a mixed reception
14 June 2016
Save the Children announces a $29 million grant from a Saudi billionaire as the kingdom is accused by the UN of killing and maiming children...
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Vaccine rolled out in Philippines offers new hope against dengue
24 May 2016
Dengue is endemic in 100 countries and the leading cause of death for children in several Asian and Latin American nations. Now there’s a new...
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Forgotten Conflicts: The Philippines
28 April 2016
Islamist militants and communist guerrillas battle the Philippines government as peace deals stall in Mindanao.
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Caught in the crossfire in the Philippines
28 April 2016
Decades after communism crumbled around the world, the revolution continues in the mountains of Mindanao.

A peace deal hangs in the balance in the Philippines
28 April 2016 Feature
Spies Sans Frontières?
7 March 2016 Investigations
Are indigenous Filipinos being murdered for anti-mine activism?
26 February 2016 Feature
El Niño hits Philippines farmers with drought, rats
19 February 2016 News
Australia looks to Philippines to solve refugee conundrum
14 October 2015 Analysis
Is the Philippine army turning a blind eye to murder?
29 September 2015 Analysis

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