Philippines Convicts Maria Ressa, Rappler Editor, of Cyber Libel

A 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.

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