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Philippine Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» MANILA - Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday of her final tax evasion charge, the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison.
Crusading journo Maria Ressa hails victory for 'truth'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» MANILA: Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion, among several charges the crusading journalist has long maintained are politically motivated, calling the ruling a victory for “truth”.
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom
AFP, Published on 14/07/2022
» MANILA: 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.
Philippine news site Rappler ordered to shut down
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» 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.
Twitter accounts promoting Marcos Jr suspended
AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which the social media giant said had violated its rules on manipulation and spam.
Champions of press freedom to accept Nobel Prize
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» OSLO: She risks prison, he has buried several colleagues: Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, two champions of the free press, will on Friday receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize honouring a profession under attack.
Nobel winner Ressa to fly to Oslo after Philippine courts approve trip
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» MANILA - Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will fly to Oslo to collect the award in person, after a third court approved her application to attend Friday's ceremony.
Duterte-critic journalist pleads not guilty in Philippine tax case
AFP, Published on 22/07/2020
» MANILA: Embattled Philippine journalist Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty Wednesday to tax evasion, as President Rodrigo Duterte's government faced growing calls to drop all charges against the veteran reporter.
Duterte-critic journalist Ressa convicted in Philippine libel case
AFP, Published on 15/06/2020
» MANILA: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday in a cyber libel case that press freedom advocates have branded a ploy to silence critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Libel verdict due for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte
AFP, Published on 15/06/2020
» MANILA: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa faces a possible prison sentence when the verdict in her libel trial is handed down Monday in a case she and watchdogs say is aimed at silencing critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.