The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 669

The story and law timeline underlying the charge.

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

Statement
The story and law timeline underlying the charge.
Field
action
Value
Case tied to a 2012 story predating the law
About
incident 2019-philippines-arrests-ressa
Source
Philippines' Maria Ressa detained and released over 'political' charge
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2019-02-14

Quotation from the source

in connection to a story published by Rappler in 2012, before the law was enacted