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Walden Bello Urges UP School of Economics Dean to Discipline Junior Professor

Press Release, April 8, 2026 “There is one foundational principle in academic ethics, and that is to not spread lies. Punongbayan and Paloyo have intentionally and maliciously violated this principle. Academic freedom is the freedom to express the truth, not to spread...
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On the Release of Amanda Echanis

I welcome and celebrate the acquittal and release of peasant organizer Amanda Echanis, who was today cleared of trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Amanda endured five long years of unjust imprisonment since her arrest in December...
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Stand against State Censorship and Repression! Protect our Youth!

STAND AGAINST STATE CENSORSHIP AND REPRESSION! PROTECT OUR YOUTH! by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines’ Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights Awardee (2023) All pro-democracy forces must be extremely alarmed by the creeping campaign of intimidation...
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JUSTICE FOR ALI MACALINTAL!

by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines’ Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights Awardee (2023)I vehemently condemn the brutal killing of former journalist and human rights advocate Ali Macalintal, who was shot dead in General Santos City on Monday,...
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