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Lawyer for Philippines' Nobel Prize winner Ressa 'confident' about Oslo trip


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Nobel Peace Prize winner Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa pictures is displayed in the Reporter Without Border (RSF) headquarter in Paris, on October 8, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer for Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa, who faces multiple court cases, said Friday he was "confident" the journalist would be allowed to travel to Oslo to collect the award in person.

 

Ressa, co-founder of news website Rappler, and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov were given the award in October for their efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression".

 

The former CNN correspondent, who is on bail pending an appeal against a conviction last year in a cyber libel case, applied to three courts for permission to travel to Norway for the December 10 ceremony.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/12/03/2145508/lawyer-philippines-nobel-prize-winner-ressa-confident-about-oslo-trip

 

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