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Rodrigo Duterte, former President of the Philippines, is under investigation by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, including murder in connection with his controversial war on drugs. The documentary "We Hold the Line" (2020) follows journalist Maria Ressa and her team from the news platform Rappler as they fight the battle for democracy against president Duterte, who turned the country into a dictatorship that claimed tens of thousands of lives. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00:00 – Intro ▷ 0:00:05 – War on drugs ▷ 0:07:16 – Vigilantes and extrajudicial killings ▷ 0:12:00 – Press freedom ------- ------- In many countries of the world democracies are eroding from within. In some countries they are dying. It is a death by a thousand cuts. In the Philippines, journalist Maria Ressa and her team from the news platform Rappler fight against a violent president who executes tens of thousands of people with death squads and turns the country into a dictatorship. Maria is the last woman standing in an unjust war and is being recognized for holding the line against the

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