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| Maria Ressa: Philippine journalist found guilty of cyber libel | |
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| In a case seen as a test of the Philippines' media freedom, journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of cyber libel. | |
| She denied the charges, and claimed they were politically motivated. | |
| A former writer for her news site, Rappler, was also convicted. Both have been released on bail pending appeal, but could face six years in prison. | |
| Press freedom advocates say the trial is aimed at silencing critics of President Rodrigo Duterte. | |
| But the president and his supporters have accused her and her site of peddling fake news. | |
| In a country where journalists are under threat, Ms Ressa's case became symbolic and closely-followed - both domestically and internationally. | |
| A former CNN journalist, Ms Ressa founded Rappler in 2012 and the news organisation has become a critic of the Duterte administration - and the its brutal war on drugs. | |
| The case against her relates to an eight-year-old report on a businessman's alleged ties to a former judge. | |
| The controversial law came into force in September 2012 - four months after her article was published. |