In late March, Popular Bookstore in Quezon City and Solidaridad Bookshop in Manila City, two independent bookshops in the Philippines’ National Capital Region, became the latest targets of red-tagging ...

RED-TAGGING is defined by Wikipedia as "the labeling of individuals or organizations as communists, subversives or terrorists, regardless of their political beliefs or affiliations. It is a type of ...

The Philippine government has accused union leaders and members of being combatants or supporters of communist insurgency, putting them at great risk of harassment and violence. This sinister and at ...

Leonardo Vicente “Cong” Corrales may be the most red-tagged journalist in Cagayan de Oro. In 2023, he filed a landmark case against Meta to obtain the identities behind the accounts that had led a ...

UN, Influential Governments Should Press President Duterte to Stop Practice “Red-tagging is a pernicious practice that targets people who often end up being harassed or even killed,” said Carlos Conde ...

MANILA, Philippines — A United Nations special rapporteur has urged the Marcos administration anew to end the vilification of rights defenders, saying the absence of an official policy does not excuse ...

A global rights group has urged the Philippine government to end its longtime practice of red-tagging and comply with its international commitments and obligations to protect the rights of workers.

It starts with an accusation. Not a bullet. Not a court case. Just one label thrown loud enough to stick: “communist-terrorist.” In the Philippines, that’s all it takes. One red tag, and your work, ...

This article is part of a series produced by IFEX, the global network defending and promoting freedom of expression, on the impact of the silence and inaction of Big Tech about the misuse of their ...