Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested at her Manila office yesterday in what press freedom advocates branded an act of "persecution".
Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has held rallies to warn against what they see as the emergence of a dictatorship under the no-nonsense but hugely popular leader.
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested at her Manila office yesterday in what press freedom advocates branded an act of "persecution".
Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has held rallies to warn against what they see as the emergence of a dictatorship under the no-nonsense but hugely popular leader.
