Filipino journalist Frenchie Cumpio found guilty of terror financing in verdict rights groups call ‘absurd’
Reporters Without Borders said the ruling against the 26-year-old journalist showed a ‘blatant disregard for press freedom’ in the Southeast Asian nationA young Filipino journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing on Thursday, in a...
<p>Reporters Without Borders said the ruling against the 26-year-old journalist showed a ‘blatant disregard for press freedom’ in the Southeast Asian nation</p><p>A young Filipino journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing on Thursday, in a case rights groups and a UN rapporteur labelled a “travesty of justice”.</p><p>Community journalist and radio broadcaster <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/21/frenchie-mae-cumpio-filipino-journalist-jailed-six-years-without-trial-court-verdict-due">Frenchie Cumpio,</a> 26, and former roommate Marielle Domequil broke down in tears and hugged each other as the guilty verdict was read and they were sentenced to 12-18 years in prison by judge Georgina Uy Perez of the Tacloban regional court.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/frenchie-mae-cumpio-philippine-journalist-found-guilty">Continue reading...</a>
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