Maria Ressa Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, a high-profile critic of the country's President, has been arrested. She was taken into custody on "cyber libel" charges against Rappler, the online news site she runs. Ressa and Rappler have reported on and criticized President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs. Many human rights advocates consider these libel charges, along with previous tax evasion charges she's faced, as nothing more than payback and harassment from Duterte. |
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