International human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC will represent Maria Ressa, the award-winning Philippines journalist who has been repeatedly arrested this year on charges that critics say are designed to silence her
International human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC will lead a legal team representing Maria Ressa, the award-winning Philippines journalist who has been repeatedly arrested this year on charges that critics say are designed to silence her.
"It is clear that the government is manipulating the law to muzzle and intimidate one of its most credible media critics," said the Committee to Protect Journalists after her arrest in March.Amal Clooney appointed UK envoy on media freedom"Maria Ressa is a courageous journalist who is being persecuted for reporting the news and standing up to human rights abuses.
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