Guardian - 22 January 2018, 08:08 (+ 2323 days 16 hours and 38 minutes) International
Maria Ressa says move is part of a wider push to close the site down permanently because it is critical of president Rodrigo DuterteThe head of a Philippines news site ordered to be closed for ownership violations met with state investigators on Monday to answer what she called a “suspicious” complaint about a five-year-old story, as domestic fears grow of an impending crackdown on media. Maria Ressa, chief of Rappler, maintains that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s revoking of Rappler’s licence on 11 January was designed to intimidate journalists whose reporting has challenged President Rodrigo Duterte, notorious for his public tirades against opponents. Continue reading...