Cultural worker Ericson Acosta a free man once more By: InterAksyon.com February 5, 2013 MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE - 11:53 a.m.) Close to two years after he was arrested and detained by authorities who accused him of being a communist...
Nearly two years after my arrest, I am in high spirits as I return to the ranks of cultural workers and mass activists for national democracy. My incarceration brought me face to face with the grim conditions in prison, and the dismal state of...
By Human Rights Online Philippines on Jan 31, 2013 in:
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DOJ drops raps vs. poet-activist Ericson Acosta Mark MERUEÑAS, GMA News January 31, 2013 (Updated 3:21 p.m.) The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped charges against cultural activist and poet Ericson Acosta, who has been incarcerated since 2011...
January 31, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEReference: Ericson Acosta, 0939-9259368DOJ dismisses Ericson Acosta casePoet demands freedom for all political prisonersAfter almost two years, cultural worker Ericson Acosta is now free to write poems and songs o...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2013 International human rights groups appealled yet again to the Department of Justice (DoJ) to immediately issue a favorable resolution to the Petition for Review filed by detained poet-activist Ericson Acost...
January 23, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Supporters of Ericson Acosta want DOJ to resolve petition while poet still under medical furloughThe family, supporters and fellow artists of detained poet Ericson Acosta held a picket-rally a...
By Free Ericson Acosta on Jan 23, 2013 in:
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ADVISORY:Supporters of the FREE ERICSON ACOSTA CAMPAIGN will troop to the Department of Justice offices in Padre Faura, Manila, 10:00 am tomorrow (January 24) to push for Ericson Acosta's immediate release.Photos: Artists visit Ericson Acosta at the...
