Duterte Steps Up Harassment of News Publication
Maria Ressa, one of Time Magazine’s 2018 Persons of the Year and one of Asia’s most distinguished journalists, was arrested today (March 29) in Manila on charges of illegal ownership of her hard-hitting online publication Rappler as she returned from an overseas trip.
Ressa was arrested at the baggage claim at Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 6:30 a…
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