XXX: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa talks to the press at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) before posting bail in Manila. — AFP
Manila: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa (pic) was freed on bail following an arrest that sparked international censure and allegations she is being targeted over her news site’s criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Ressa spent a night in detention after authorities arrested the veteran reporter at her Manila office Wednesday in a sharp upping of government pressure on her and her website Rappler.
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