The International Press Institute has called on the Philippine government to lift its travel ban on journalist Maria Ressa to allow her to fly to Norway to receive this year s Nobel Peace Prize.
Recent pardons for those convicted of lèse-majesté is a welcome step in acknowledging that laws criminalizing heads of state and others in power have no place in a democratic country, said IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi.
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