The head of a Philippine news website known for critical reports about President...
MANILA - The head of a Philippine 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 on charges she had violated foreign ownership rules.
Lawsuits against news platform Rappler have drawn global concern about a free and open media in the democratic Southeast Asian country.Ressa was served an arrest warrant over a libel case live on television last month and spent a night in detention before she was released. She was arrested again on Friday minutes after arriving from the United States.
The Philippine constitution bans foreign ownership of media but Rappler has said foreigners who invested in its Philippine Depositary Receipts do not have any say in its operations. More than 5,000 suspected drug dealers have been killed in police sting operations. Rights group say the police summarily executed suspects, a claim which police deny.
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