"Now, the Petitioners are living in fear wondering whether tomorrow will be their last," petitioners, who said they have been subjected to military surveillance and have been receiving threatening text messages, said.
SM-ZOTO, which was organized in the 1970s, is a legally-registered organization, PAHRA said, and has "been in constant dialogue with the National Housing Authority" on housing issues.
On October 18, the Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and Bulatlat managing editor Ronalyn Olea was a victim of red tagging by broadcaster Sonshine Media Network International. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the red-tagging of Ronalyn Olea and urges continued action against malicious and targeted disinformation.
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"Red-tagging, especially [by] State forces and their adjuncts has dire consequences on persons, families, organizations and communities killings, arbitrary arrests and imprisonment, torture, enforced disappearances and more," Karapatan said.