The #HoldTheLine Steering Committee is dismayed at the decision of a Manila judge to reject an application to reconsider the conviction of @mariaressa & Rey Santos Jnr on trumped-up criminal cyber libel charges attracting jail sentences of up to six years. rappler.com/nation/manila-…
The #HoldTheLine Steering Committee notes with alarm that Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa adopted an increase in the prescription period for cyber-libel - from 12 to 15 years - when she issued her ruling late Friday, just ahead of Duterte’s State of the Nation address on Monday.
On behalf of the #HoldTheLine Coalition, we - @julieposetti, @courtneyr & I - now call on the Philippines‘ Court of Appeals to act justly and quash the convictions against @mariaressa & Rey Santos Junior as the appeal process progresses to the next stage.
Over 80 international journalism & civil society organisations form the #HoldTheLine Coalition which is demanding Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte end the orchestrated attacks on @mariaressa @rappler & independent journalism in the country #CourageOn cpj.org/campaigns/stan…
Over 11k people have now signed the #HoldTheLine petition urging the quashing of @mariaressa’s criminal conviction & calling for an end to all other legal action against her & Rappler. Please add your signature to signal your support rsf.org/en/free-mariar… #CourageOn
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