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Philippine journalist convicted of libel, given 6-year term

by Associated Press
| June 14, 2020 7:27 PM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.

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