Even with the Nobel Peace Prize, press freedom remains under fierce attack

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Hong Kong Free Press

The award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists, Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Russia’s Dmitry Muratov, for their work to “safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace,” is a recognition of the efforts of all those journalists who face threats, arrest, and even death. Ressa, who runs the news site Rappler, has faced multiple arrest warrants for her reporting, and is facing numerous legal cases related to coverage of the drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte, who describes the press as “the enemy of the people.” Muratov is one of …