Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Nobel winner Maria Ressa and her online news outlet are cleared of tax evasion

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, one of the winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and Rappler CEO, speaks to the media after a court decision at the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City, Philippines. The court on Wednesday cleared Ressa and her online news company of tax evasion charges.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and her news company were cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among many legal cases used by ex-Philippine President Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.

(Image credit: Basilio Sepe/AP)

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