(Update 1: Adds quotes from Ressa and lawyer from press conference, more details, minor edits) Manila, Jun 29 (EFE).- Philippines journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said Wednesday that she and her team will continue to “hold the line” and defend their rights after authorities ordered the shutdown of her news organization, Rappler. …
Manila, Jun 29 (EFE).- Philippines authorities on Wednesday ordered the shutdown of news organization Rappler, co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement that a decision to revoke Rappler’s certificates of incorporation was upheld following appeal as it violated restrictions imposed on foreign ownership of …
The Red Cross says civilian safe passage from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been "halted" amid reports of Russian shelling. Meanwhile, anti-war protesters have gathered in Berlin.
Media in Russia have to call the war against Ukraine a "special military operation." Journalists who try to resist face harsh consequences. The latest casualty is Russia's best-known independent radio station.