Maria Ressa, Nobel Laureate, Acquitted in Tax Evasion Case
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Maria Ressa, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and CEO of Rappler, has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge in the Philippines. Ressa still faces two remaining legal cases, which she believes were politically motivated by former President Rodrigo Duterte to silence her critical reporting. Ressa and Rappler had previously been acquitted of four other tax evasion charges. Ressa's acquittal strengthens her resolve to continue fighting for press freedom and justice, while appealing against an online libel conviction and challenging a closure order against Rappler.
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