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freedom in question. in afghanistan as well to thought about have banned women from showing their faces. when you speak to someone who's had to suffer as a result. ah, i'm british manager, welcome to the dublin news asia. glad you could join us. one day before his tom expires, philippines president rodrigo detectives government has ordered the closure of invest to get the website wrapped law. they depend a new site run by nobel prize winning journalist maria rissa has long been targeted by the detective government sort of reporting on the philippines as drugs fall on tuesday, the securities and exchange commission reaffirmed its order from 2018 for the site to seeds, operations rest i said rep let ethan shutting down and that has been pursue all

legal options to have the order washed. our goal is to continue holding the line. you've heard me say that forever were not going to voluntarily give up our rights. and we really shouldn't have continued to appeal for that, because when you give up your right, you're never going to get them back. the devastation pacific build you've got matters, visited the rapp law offices in manila, and spoke to journalist. but 10 or it's not quite the 2nd about what the shut down order means for media freedom in the philippines. but general, thanks for joining me. how much of a blow is this for your organization? and is this the end of rebelar? of course, it's not the end of rambler. we have prepared for this kind of scenario. of course, um, we are on high alert right now, but we are very much prepared for this. and um we have um, we have a condition or staff um through the years for

a scenario like this. so it's, it is business as usual for rapper. and in fact, we are preparing for our coverage of the inauguration of president marcus to morrow . so it is this, this is the last day of the return to government is, is this a parting shot from to tattoo? well, it's not for me to say, but i think your viewers would be intelligent enough to know that yet to day is our aiming yesterday when the decision was issued. it was 2 days before the end of the day, there to administration. so, you know, um, people can deduce um on their own and it's not for me to say, but i would again repeat. it is business as usual for us. we will continue doing our jobs. so you don't think it's exactly connected that this is the last chance of to tell to, oh, to issue something like this. but it is not for me to say, but we can probably connect the dots on our own. and i would say that in this

country, and well, anywhere in the world done, nothing really happens without a political connection. so you can intelligently deduce that, well, um it might have something to do with it and well, um all we have to do is to roll with the punches. what does this decision mean for free media in the philippines? well, obviously this is an ah attack. ah, again, some breast freedom because our raptor s been just doing its job as a, as a journalist as the 4th estate. and i'm, well, if people, other media, other journalists would see how robbers being treated. it might, you know, scare them or, ah, you know, they might shy away from doing critical stories, and i think that is the biggest impact of vis on the industry. it creates

a chilling effect. rambler is unaffected by this, i kidding effect. we continue to do our jobs as best as we can, but you know, other on media, oh, outlets might not be a might be more vulnerable than us because of the corporate structure of ah, the other media outlets owned by big business men controlled by a big business men rattler is ah, lucky to have vis ah, environment that fosters free or independent reporting. but you know the effect on the others. it really creates a chilling effect. and that is what worries us and worries many watchdogs around the world. so you can still work. of course, it's not a question of we can, can we still work? i mean, it's never a question. ah,

our newsroom is our bustling to day. our eyes are set on the goal, which is to report dark days for press freedom. thanks very much. thank you very much. ah, jonathan next, where the taliban takeover has had a chilling effect on press freedom in the country. according to the latest report by reporters without borders, an estimated 40 percent of media outlets have simply disappeared. since august last year, thousands of journalists have lost their jobs. others are faced questioning from taliban handlers, and there have been reports of arrest and torture. only a handful of channels remain on air. the look and feel is different though. they full photo news and stopped broadcasting music. some now show only religious content. and after the taliban edict me all women present as must have their faces covered. and from all of this, i'm john by for you, the see are in kabul, and she's a news anchor at all or

t v. one of of got his as most popular entrusted news channels for either this conversation that be having you cannot have this similar conversation on off gone tv because following the taliban dictates, you need to cover your face. how does that make you feel? thank you so much. now after i think it's the one months ago that the tyler bond with some decrease about jobs and the, the benefits in touch was paying on the schemes that they should be going. the fees like this is a very difficult for me and this of laura better that i should going my face in the studios besides other problems that i faced with the. ready the give my identity and actually this gave me like, as the woman, they behave me like i'm not

a human beings. like, i'm always when i think with myself as a woman that i'm both a, both of societies. i'm not a human being. i'm just, i'm in humans, they just using me and they tell me what i should do and what should i do not. so how do you and your colleagues carry on when this situation? yes, of and disposed days, fortuitous. our colleagues, they stand with us, as well as they also wearing the mach maybe the nose as a men they will be knows that it's very difficult for a woman journalist while they're on a screen sunday presenting news, declaring the faith as a woman. this is my rights, this is my own right that a law give me a call on give me and also my decide to give reach. the law gave me that i am free

. what color i would like to be or what scale i would like to hear it and how i, i feel like that though there are, there are other things i need to talk about for the day. if you'd just like to stay with me because it's not just what you and other women are facing. we've seen the olive on implement rules on like school bands for girls coveting up and women to go out. but there's also the other issue on how women are carrying on with their lives in kabul. a city where you are. i mean we have the example of cl malloy and she's a sold breadwinner for a family. and she managed this before the taliban take over. but now isn't a very desperate situation. c, m. o used to be a made before the taliban came to power. the family she worked for her since fled. afghanistan, luna,

her. the family that employed me has left the country. now i sometimes work for others and do their laundry to help pay the rent for the food at this center helps us. we had a medical not met alabama. at her home on the outskirts of kabul, her children need something to eat. the taliban have ordered all women to only leave the house when absolutely necessary. mo says she's desperate. cause the little la, no one can feel our pain. i have a lot of problems. my husband doesn't live here anymore. he vanished 2 years ago. life with 4 children is very hard for me. if they want to eat something, i can't go out and just buy them food made them just go to la atm forever. we heard from marsha mal either or in women like heard already facing draconian laws that have been enacted by the taliban. are they helping women at

least feed their families now? no d is nor any a clear policy about the woman's that they pay many for the woman, especially for the woman who are working with the georgia mental quantization now. all of them out of job and they just sitting at, whoops. and even the taliban government saves under just, you know, from a different minister says that the pay and give it the list. but most of the woman's, they have complained that the tyler bond haven't sent any money to their bank accounts. and they are not allowed to go to the jobs. so the question is actually they had that the taliban just put jakey's on the woman. that woman's are not allowed, which is women are not allowed to go to your work. the woman should be covered and get a face would be covered as long as should be covering black color. like did you give

orders about these things but enough, gone on. we have a woman that they haven't any men in their homes like enough, cassandra, a lot of where do because there was a was in 20 years, most of that gun woman on now, where do they are at the one who are responsible for the children for the, any members of the family, like your father's and the mother like obligated to find some financial. what for them? like i am a woman. i'm working in the solo news. i'm obligated to support my family financially because i'm the one who should be support my family. the it is no one in my hall in my house, the support my family find insurance. so if you like you, you, as a woman, you are not allowed to go to what you just sit at will. so in this situation, they also haven't any policy to implement that,

i'd give them. so before these woman gave some, many, for these women, and i give them any facility for me if i can only, i cannot even imagine how women such as yourselves, a cope and a situation like this. but we'll have to leave it there for the time being. thank you so much for joining us today and sharing a story with us. and that's it for to day as ever this mo, from the region on our website. it up the trunk, both brush a server back again tomorrow at the same time and see event with every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some time one day in the footsteps of the great reason. i'm in your northernmost count to

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