A Win for Press Freedom in the Philippines as Court Rebuffs Government Attempt To Shut Down News Site Rappler

In a society whose leaders have often used the courts to repress free speech, the gutsy website triumphs — for now — against a longstanding campaign to drive it out of business.

AP/Joeal Calupitan
A 2021 Nobel peace prize co-winner, Maria Ressa, the founder of Rappler, at Manila, August 9, 2024. AP/Joeal Calupitan

Score a victory for freedom of the press in the Philippines.

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