<p>On 11 October 2011, six leading members of Linundigan, an indigenous peoples organisation operating in the province of Agusan del Sur, went into hiding as they were facing imminent risks of being targeted by paramilitary forces. The organisation's Director and his nephew were killed in an attack by a paramilitary group on 30 June 2011. Linundigan is an organisation that works to promote the rights of indigenous peoples, self-determination and indigenous culture, through education, event organising, networking and lobbying.</p>

<p>The Ampatuan Massacre trial has entered a crucial phase. This week, barely two weeks after the 15th month since 58 men and women including 32 journalists and media workers were brutally murdered in one of the worst attacks on democracy and press freedom in Philippine history, the Court of Appeals will be deciding on the petition for certiorari filed by suspended ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) governor Zaldy Ampatuan.</p>

<p>Ten months after the Ampatuan massacre, the trial of the persons accused of participating in the 23 November 2009 massacre started September 2010.</p> <p>Fifty-eight persons including 32 journalists and media workers who were on their way to file the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of Esmael &quot;Toto&quot; Mangudadatu were stopped at a checkpoint and killed in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao. Andal &quot;Unsay&quot; Ampatuan Jr. allegedly led the killing. (Only 57 bodies were recovered. The body of Reynaldo &quot;Bebot&quot; Momay has yet to be found.)</p>