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About Rodrigo Duterte vs. Maria Ressa, a battle for democracy and freedom in the Philippines

In the Philippines, journalist Maria Ressa and her team from the news platform Rappler fight the battle for democracy against president Duterte and his “war on drugs”, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00:00 – Duterte threatens his opponents ▷ 0:06:24 – War on drugs ▷ 0:13:30 – Vigilantes and extrajudicial killings ▷ 0:18:15 – Press freedom ▷ 0:26:19 – Maria Ressa: Time's Person of the Year ▷ 0:35:46 – Human rights abuses ▷ 0:42:33 – Senator Sonny Trillanes ▷ 0:50:11 – Interview with a killer ▷ 0:57:18 – Big Data, Privacy and Democracy ▷ 1:03:00 – Open letter to president Duterte ▷ 1:07:22 – Attack on the Rappler office ▷ 1:24:57 – We hold the line ▷ 1:26:27 – Credits ------- ------- 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

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Rodrigo Duterte vs. Maria Ressa, a battle for democracy and freedom in the Philippines
Category
Society
Runtime
88 minutes
Language
English
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