The head of a Philippines news website known for critical reports about President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail hours after she was re-arrested at a Manila airport on Friday. “You cannot harass and intimidate journalists to silence. We’ll stand up and fight against it,” Maria Ressa, the award-winning head of news platform Rappler, said after posting bail of 90,000 pesos ($1,707). Rappler and its officials are now facing 11 cases, said Ressa, who posted bail for the seventh time. The journalist was served an arrest warrant over a libel case live on television last month and spent a night in detention before she was released, Reuters reports. She was arrested again on Friday minutes after arriving from the United States on charges she had violated foreign ownership rules.
Source : RT - Daily news
Philippines journalist and Duterte critic freed on bail after new arrest
Philippines journalist and Duterte critic freed on bail after new arrest
