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Nobel peace laureate Maria Ressa: ‘In 2024, democracy could fall off a cliff’

The journalist, who is facing prison in the Philippines, talks about the dark side of social media and why truth is being eroded in politics

The Guardian - UK

Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa to fight conviction at Supreme Court

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa plans to appeal her cyber libel conviction at the country's Supreme Court, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after losing her legal battle and having months added to her sentence.

Reuters

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa appeals to Supreme Court

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said she was ‘sadly not surprised’ by court’s rejection of her appeal against libel conviction.

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Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa to appeal cyberlibel conviction in Supreme Court

Manila (AFP) - Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will appeal a conviction for cyberlibel in the country's highest court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the veteran journalist battles to stay out of prison.

AFP

Nobel peace prize 2022 awarded to human rights campaigners in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus – as it happened

Nobel committee awards Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties

The Guardian - UK

2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

When the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on Friday, it could provide a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights

The Independent UK

Philippine media under pressure as Marcos Jr courts influencers

Critical journalists expected to remain in sights of administration as new president invites vloggers to the palace.

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Ex-VP Candidate Walden Bello Arrested for Accusing Sara Duterte’s Aide of Narcotics Involvement

Walden Bello, an esteemed scholar and candidate for vice president in the last election in the Philippines, is the latest victim in a string of “cyber-libel” cases that have undermined civil liberties.

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Philippine ex-President Ramos, warrior and survivor, dies at 94

Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who died on Sunday, was a fighter during wars in Korea and Vietnam and a survivor in the political arena, emerging from a high-ranking security role during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr to win the vote for the nation's highest office. He was…

Reuters

Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom

Manila (AFP) - Less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to protect free speech, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is fighting to stay out of jail while her news site Rappler faces possible closure.

AFP

Maria Ressa: Amal Clooney condemns court after Nobel laureate’s conviction upheld

Human rights lawyer’s team calls on new Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr to ‘stop the rot’ and allow a free press

The Guardian - AU

Philippine journalist loses another legal fight

MANILA: Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel, her news website Rappler said on Friday, in the latest blow for the veteran journalist.

Bangkok Post

Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa loses appeal of cyber libel conviction

Manila (AFP) - Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel, her news website Rappler said Friday, in the latest blow for the veteran journalist.

AFP

Some Filipinos Think ‘Biased’ News Site Rappler Should Be Shut Down

At home, Rappler receives little support from Filipinos as journalists and fact-checkers become increasingly vulnerable to attacks from the government and political actors.

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Press freedom in death throes as autocrats shutter media outlets of Nobel laureates

Less than a year after journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were anointed the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for press freedom, both their media outlets have been forcibly closed.

WEKU

A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.

The Independent UK

Ressa says Philippine courts to decide Rappler closure order

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa says her Rappler news website is operating as usual and will let Philippine courts decide on an order to close the outlet

Newslaundry

Philippines shuts down Nobel laureate Maria Ressa’s news outlet

After authorities in the Philippines ordered Rappler to shut shop, investigative news platform’s founder, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, decried “highly irregular” proceedings and said the news organisation couldn’t count on the rule of law anymore.

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Reuters

Nobel laureate Ressa vows to fight order to shut Philippine news site

Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa pledged on Wednesday to fight an order by the corporate regulator to shut down her online news site Rappler, known for its critical reporting of President Rodrigo Duterte's policies.

Al Jazeera

Philippines: Maria Ressa’s Rappler news site ordered shut down

Nobel prize winner pledges to keep her critical news site running, labels shutdown order ‘highly irregular’.

AFP

Philippines' Ressa says 'business as usual' despite news outlet's shutdown order

Manila (AFP) - Philippine journalist Maria Ressa's news company Rappler was continuing to work "as usual", the Nobel Peace Prize winner said on Wednesday, after it was ordered to shut down by authorities ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's last day in office.

The Guardian - UK

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa vows to fight Philippines order shutting Rappler site

‘Kill’ order to revoke news website’s certificates of incorporation made in final days of Rodrigo Duterte’s rule

Bangkok Post

Philippine news site Rappler ordered to shut down

A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte -- its arch-nemesis -- leaves office.

The News Lens

Philippines: News Site Rappler Ordered To Shut Down

The site, co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, was known for covering Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The move comes a day before President Rodrigo Duterte is due to leave office.

The Independent UK

Maria Ressa: Philippines affirms news site shutdown order

Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa says in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down her news site

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