Philippine authorities confirmed on Wednesday that the website will lose the company certificate, which means that it must close. Rappler is critical of the Philippine government. They have written about the deadly consequences of President Duterte’s war on drugs. Maria Rappler has founded the website, she says they do not give up. – We do not shut down. Or, I should not have said that. We have the right to appeal this decision and will do so, especially since the process in this case has been highly irregular, she said. Ressa for the Peace Prize because she exposes abuses of power and authoritarian tendencies in the Philippines. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN / AFP Peace Prize Last year, Maria Ressa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for freedom of expression. She received the award together with Russian Dmitry Muratov. “Maria Ressa uses freedom of speech to shed light on the abuse of power and growing authoritarian tendencies in her home country of the Philippines,” said committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen in the justification for awarding Ressa the prize in 2021. Ressa herself said she was lucky compared to many other Filipino journalists. – Many journalists have been killed or imprisoned. You have no idea how many have been killed just hours after Duterte started his fight against the drug cartels. But we still have to remind the authorities of the number of all those killed, she told news in connection with the award ceremony. – If I have to kill you, I’ll kill you. Self. Not meat with me. I must admit that I have killed before, said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to journalist Maria Ressa during an interview. Crimes against humanity The demand for the website to close comes the day before incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte resigns. He did not stand for re-election in the presidential election earlier this spring. President Duterte has said in a TV interview with Ressa that he wants her dead. Since coming to power in 2016, Duterte has waged a “war on drugs”. The fight has cost 12,000 lives. The remains of those killed are poor. 2555 of the killings were carried out by Philippine police, by order of the president. The website Rappler has written revealing articles about this. According to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, the killings are crimes against humanity. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not distanced himself from his father Marcos Sr., here he is with his mother Imelda Marcos after he won the election this spring. Photo: Aaron Favila / AP Dictator’s son takes over Tomorrow the Philippines gets a new president, Fredinand «Bongbong» Marcos. He is the son of longtime dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Ferdiand Marcos was deposed by soldier mutiny backed by popular revolution. He had to flee the country in 1986. With him, he had stolen $ 650 million from the Philippine treasury. His wife Imelda Marcos, the mother of the incoming president, became known for her huge collection of designer shoes. Ferdinand Jr. was elected in May after receiving more than twice as many votes as the rival candidate Leni Robredo. Ferdinand Jr. has not distanced himself from his dictatorial father, but called him “a political genius”. With him is Sara Duterte as vice president, she is the daughter of the outgoing Rodrigo Duterte. In 2020, Ressa was convicted of libel, after an article about businessman Wilfredo Keng, the case is appealed. Photo: ELOISA LOPEZ Peace Prize winner in court Maria Ressa is currently fighting in at least seven lawsuits. She is charged with libel. If convicted, the sentence is six years in prison. In 2020, she was convicted of libel, following an article about businessman Wilfredo Keng, which links him to trafficking and drug dealing. The case was appealed. She has also been accused of tax evasion and she has been imprisoned several times.
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