Tag: Maria Ressa

Ressa is on bail pending an appeal against a conviction last year in a cyber libel case, for which she faces up to six years in prison

Maria Ressa was named in October as one of the winners of this year's award for her efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression"

In a resolution released on Friday, December 3, the court granted Ressa’s motion to travel in time for the ceremony on December 10

Maria Ressa is on bail pending an appeal against a conviction last year in a cyber libel case

"Press freedom is alive and the proof is the Nobel Prize award to Maria Ressa," said presidential spokesman Harry Roque

The bishops stressed the important role that the press play in 'gauging the health of a healthy democratic society'

"This is really for all journalists around the world," said Ressa, a vocal critic of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

"I'm not a sole reporter .... My job is to hold up the ceiling, it has been for a while… so that our folks can continue working"

As a journalist, “Ressa has shown herself to be a fearless defender of freedom of expression”