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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Nick Aspinwall

‘We will cut out your tongue’: Filipino activists recount kidnap ordeal

Jonila Castro.(left) and Jhed Tamano (right). They have filed for a legal protection order [Nick Aspinwall/Al Jazeera]

Manila, Philippines — When Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano were abducted last month while volunteering with fishing communities opposed to reclamation activities in Manila Bay, human rights groups suspected the state was involved.

When the security forces claimed the pair had surrendered as communist rebels, their contemporaries believed they had been forced into doing so but were unable to prove it.

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