Rappler CEO Maria Ressa: Journalists Can’t Work, If They Are Afraid
Monday, June 29, 2020
Since Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte came to power four years ago, Maria Ressa’s life has never been the same. Harassment and persecution—from cyber attacks to arrest warrants—keep coming in turn.
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ON Monday, June 15, the Manila state court found Ressa, and Raynaldo Santos Jr., former Rappler writer, guilty in a libel suit filed by businessman Wildfredo Keng. Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa sentenced both to maximum six years behind bars. The panel of judges even charged Ressa and Santos with violation of the cyber law that was enacted fourmonths after the report was published. “This case is just one of eight lawsuits I’m fa
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