Maria Ressa, a prominent journalist in the Philippines, faces up to seven years in prison after a court there found her guilty of “cyber libel.” Watchdog organizations say the case is emblematic of how governments around the world are using cyber crime and other laws to retaliate against journalists and critics. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports.
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