Maria Ressa leaves a court in the city of Pasig in the Philippine capital Manila after her arraignment for a tax case filed against her by the Justice department in July 2020. (Photo by Jire Carreon)
Oct 12 2021
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines expressed its congratulations to Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
In a statement, the bishops noted that recent popes “have on occasion highlighted the important role that the press play in gauging the health of a healthy democratic society.”
“It is not a surprise, then, that the Church “find the right esteem for your work and the recognition of the freedom of the press,” said the Filipino bishops in a statement on Monday, October 11.
On Friday, October 8, the Norwegian Nobel Committee named Ressa and Dmitry Muratov of Russia as winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.”
Ressa and Muratov are given the peace prize for their “courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia,” read a statement from the award-giving body.
It said that both journalists “are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions.”
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