Archive of Political Prisoners

Led by Karapatan, progressive groups, volunteers, and human rights advocates held successive visits to political prisoners from April to July in different parts of the country. Data from Karapatan states there are 560 political prisoners nationwide, 172 of them arrested under the Marcos regime. Most are peasants and peasant organizers. Of these, 103 are women, […]

Mula Abril hanggang Hulyo, sunud- sunod na dinalaw ng mga progresibong grupo, boluntir at nagtataguyod sa karapatang tao, ang mga political prisoners sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa. Sa kasalukuyan, hindi bababa sa 685 ang mga bilanggong pulitikal sa bansa, 172 dito ay iligal o arbitraryong inaresto sa ilalim ng rehimeng Marcos Jr. Karamihan sa […]

The Panay Alliance Karapatan welcomed the release of Josephine Porquia, a development worker and Migrante coordinator, after fabricated charges of illegal possession of explosives filed against her by the Philippine National Police were dropped. Porquia was arrested by joint forces of the PNP and the Philippine Army on April 2 in Pavia, Iloilo, using a […]

Ikinalulugod ng Panay Alliance Karapatan ang paglaya ni Josephine Porquia, isang developmental worker at koordineytor ng Migrant, matapos ibasura ang gawa-gawang kasong illegal possession of explosives na inihain ng Philippine National Police laban sa kanya. Inaresto si Porquia ng pinagsanib na pwersa ng PNP at Philippine Army noong Abril 2 sa Pavia, Ilo-Ilo gamit ang […]

Various organizations marched to the Department of Justice in Manila on June 22 to demand the release of Dr. Anna Marie Rilloraza and Marc Mendiola. The groups represented doctors, nurses, health workers, health science students, indigenous peoples, and human rights defenders. The state currently holds Ilocos Sur community doctor and environmental defender Dr. Rilloraza, and […]

Nagtungo sa harap ng Department of Justice sa Maynila noong Hunyo 22 ang iba’t ibang organisasyon upang ipanawagan ang pagpapalaya kina Dr. Anna Marie Rilloraza at Marc Mendiola. Kinakatawan ng naturang mga grupo ang mga doktor, nars, manggagawang pangkalusugan, estudyante ng agham pangkalusugan, mga katutubo, at mga tagapagtanggol ng karapatang-tao. Kasalukuyang nakakulong sa Ilocos Sur […]

Two Dumagat political prisoners walked free on May 9 from nearly eight years of detention after the court dismissed the charges of murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed against them. Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda were arrested and jailed by the military on May 14, 2018 in Quezon. Torres and Avellaneda […]

Nakalaya ang dalawang Dumagat na bilanggong pulitikal mula sa halos walong taong detensyon noong Mayo 9 matapos ibasura ng korte ang mga kasong pagpatay at illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa laban sa kanila. Sina Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda ay dinakip at ikinulong ng militar nooong Mayo 14, 2018 sa Quezon. […]

After four years of legal battles, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27 in Catbalogan City dismissed the case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives state forces filed against Esteban Manuel Jr. Manuel is a National Democratic Front (NDF) peace negotiations consultant and a known environmental protection and rural development advocate. State forces arrested […]

Matapos ang apat na taon ng ligal na laban, ibinasura ng Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27 sa Catbalogan City ang kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa ng mga pwersa ng estado laban kay Esteban Manuel Jr. Si Manuel ay konsultant sa usapang pangkapayapaan ng National Democratic Front (NDF) at kilalang tagapagtaguyod […]