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

Published: Jun 29, 2022 10:51 AM

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.

The ruling against Rappler, handed down by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, comes at a time when activists and journalists fear there will be no let-up in challenges to press freedom under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos who begins his term on Thursday...

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