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Philippine agents arrest journalist critical of president

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AP Manila
Last Updated : Feb 13 2019 | 8:55 PM IST

The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte's administration was arrested Wednesday by government agents in a libel case.

Maria Ressa, who was selected by Time magazine as one of its Persons of the Year last year, was arrested over a libel complaint from a businessman which Amnesty International condemned as "brazenly politically motivated."

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First Published: Feb 13 2019 | 8:55 PM IST

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