# Claim 673

CPJ's description of the verdict's severity.

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

- Statement: CPJ's description of the verdict's severity.
- Field: action
- Value: Conviction and sentencing of up to six years
- About: [incident 2020-philippines-ressa-cyber-libel-conviction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-philippines-ressa-cyber-libel-conviction)
- Source: Rappler editor Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel by Philippines court. https://cpj.org/2020/06/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

> Today's conviction and sentencing of Maria Ressa of up to six years in jail is an outrageous crime against press freedom

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