Philippines: Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Hit With Yet Another Lawsuit Days
/As Filipino journalist Maria Ressa headed to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, a new lawsuit was filed against her news outlet Rappler.
Read MoreThe Philippines: CFWIJ condemns the attempt to place travel restrictions on Maria Ressa
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Solicitor General Jose Calida has filed a motion in the Supreme Court requesting that Maria Ressa be disallowed from traveling to receive her Nobel Peace Prize.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ welcomes the withdrawal of the defamation charges against Maria Ressa
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Rappler CEO and executive director, Maria Ressa, was cleared in the defamation case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng.
Read MoreThe Philippines: CFWIJ condemns the restrictions placed on Lorraine Ecarma
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Correspondent for Rappler, Lorraine Ecarma was restricted by the police from covering the release of human rights activist and Lumad teacher Chad Booc.
Read MoreThe Philippines: CFWIJ condemns the unprovoked threat against Chiara Zambrano and her news team
/The Filipino vessel carrying Chiara Zambrano and her news team was chased by two missile-equipped Chinese boats until they returned to Palawan region.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ condemns the persistent harassment of Inday Espina-Varona
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Inday Espina-Varona, a senior contributing editor for ABS-CBN, has faced persistent harassment and threats.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ condemns the continual legal harassment of journalist Maria Ressa
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Rappler CEO & Executive Editor, Maria Ressa, was once again summoned to court. In the latest legal challenge, Maria faces charges of tax evasion.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ condemns the continued detention of Lady Ann Salem despite the dismissal of all charges against her.
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Journalist Lady Ann Salem continues to be detained in jail despite the fact that the court dismissed all charges against her.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ welcomes the court decision to clear journalist Lady Ann Salem of all charges against her.
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A Mandaluyong court cleared journalist Ann Salem and trade unionist Rodrigo Esparago of all charges and voided the search warrant that was issued against them.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ condemns the latest cyber libel case against Maria Ressa
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Maria Ressa was charged in yet another cyber libel case for her role as an executive editor of Rappler— a position she vacated in June of 2020.
Read MorePhilippines: CFWIJ condemns the third cyber libel charge against Maria Ressa
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Rappler founder Maria Ressa faces the third charge of cyber libel. According to her lawyer Ted Te, the third cyber libel complaint came after the story aired in October 2020.
Read MorePhilippines: Manila Today editor Lady Ann Salem arrested on Human Rights Day
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Manila Today’s editor, Lady Ann Salem, was arrested during police operations in Manila on December 10, the International Human Rights Day.
Read MorePhilippines: Manila court rejects Maria Ressa’s request for reconsideration of the sentence
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The Regional Trial Court Branch 64 in Manila that is tasked with deciding on Maria Ressa and Rey Santos Jr.’s request for reconsideration on their cyber libel conviction, has denied the request on basis of lacking merit.
Read MoreCFWIJ joins 60 organizations to back Maria Ressa’s #HoldTheLine campaign
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The Coalition For Women In Journalism has participated in a global press freedom campaign - #HoldTheLine - to support Maria Ressa and condemn her conviction by a court in Manila.
Philippines: ABS-CBN under fire as Duterte’s relentless attacks on press freedom continue
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Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court to revoke the legislative franchise of broadcast giant ABS-CBN.
Read MorePhilippines: State continues to persecute voices of dissent, arrests journalist Frenchiemae Cumpio
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Filipino journalist Frenchiemae Cumpio has been arrested along with four human rights activists on February 6. She was taken into custody during simultaneous raids.
Read MorePhilippines: Second hearing for the journalist Maria Ressa’s cyber liber conviction takes place
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Second hearing for one of the most prominent Filipino journalists and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s cyber libel case took place today.
Read MorePhilippines: Hearing against Rappler’s Maria Ressa for cyber libel takes place
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Manila Court started trial of the cyber libel case against Rappler CEO-journalist Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr.
Read MorePhilippines: Journalist Maria Ressa called to court following cyber libel charges
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Rappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa was called to court at the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 49 on counts of cyber libel.
Philippines: Cyber libel case proceeds, Rappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa released with bail after paying P100,000 (approximately 2000 USD)
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Following her arrest over the already disproven “cyber libel” charges, Maria Ressa got released with bail.
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