Comic Poster for Frenchie Mae Cumpio

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, various international organizations have come together to amplify their call to #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio. She has been accused of financing terrorism and has remained in detention for six years.

Baturu and International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) International have released a two-panel, comic-style illustration portraying Frenchie Mae Cumpio. This initiative is in collaboration with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Free Press Unlimited (FPU), National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Altermidya, and Human Rights Now.

Artists: Jeune Arambulo (Philippines) and Krittaporn Mahaweerarat (Thailand)

By Jola Diones-Mamangun

IAWRT Philippines

May 3, 2026

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