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Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa calls the transition to current administration "lifting of fear" after being acquitted of her final tax evasion charge, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison. SOUNDBITE
Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news outfit Rappler were on Wednesday acquitted of all four charges of tax evasion filed against her, an appellate tax court said. Speaking outside the court she said, "facts win, truth wins, justice wins," while struggling to hold back tears. SOUNDBITE
Taguig City, Oct 10 (EFE/EPA).- Filipino-American journalist and author Maria Ressa, co-recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, said here Saturday that the award is an acknowledgment of the increased dangers facing members of the media worldwide and will help instill in them the courage to keep going and hold the powerful to account.In bestowing that honor Friday on the 58-year-old Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, the Norwegian Nobel Committee hailed their "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace." (Camera: MARK CRISTINO).FOOTGAE SHOT ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 9, 2021, SHOWS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE MARIA RESSA, CEO AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF ONLINE NEWS SITE RAPPLER, DURING AN INTERVIEW AT A RESTAURANT IN TAGUIG CITY, MANILA, PHILIPPINES.SOUND BITES: MARIA RESSA (IN ENGLISH).
The Nobel Committee in Oslo announces the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 as Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist and newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov. SOUNDBITE
Manila, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).-Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and journalist Rambo Talabong, charged with cyber libel, attended Thursday a court hearing in Manila.(Camera: FRANIS MALASIG)SHOT LIST: RAPPLER CEO MARIA RESSA AND JOURNALIST RAMBO TALABONG OUTSIDE A COURT IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES. SOUND BITES: CEO OF RAPPLER MARIA RESSA (IN ENGLISH)