Journalist's Arrest In Philippines Sparks Demonstrations, Fears Of Wider Crackdown

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Maria Ressa, the CEO of the news outlet Rappler, which has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested earlier this week and charged with violating the country's cyber law.

 

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Not a surprise. This former colony of Spain & quasi US territory has been under autocratic rule since Aguinaldo. The amount of sheer chaos blanketing the island during the last 120yrs is very sad

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