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Claim 550

CPJ's call to Philippine authorities following the verdict.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
CPJ's call to Philippine authorities following the verdict.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
CPJ urges against contesting the appeal
About
incident 2020-philippines-ressa-cyber-libel-conviction
Source
Rappler editor Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel by Philippines court
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2020-06-15

Quotation from the source

urged Philippine authorities not to contest the appeal