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Philippines Convicts Maria Ressa, Rappler Editor, of Cyber Libel

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA court in Manila on Monday found Maria Ressa, journalist and editor of online publication Rappler, guilty of cyber libel.

She has been a consistent critic of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.Ressa and Reynaldo Santos, the journalist who wrote the original article, potentially face a jail term of between six months and six years.

They will be allowed to appeal and may still be allowed bail.The case is widely seen as a further attack on press freedom in the Philippines – a process that is currently widespread throughout Asia – and follows the shutdown of leading broadcaster ABS-CBN.

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