IPI Board: Let Maria Ressa travel to Oslo, drop all charges

The Philippine government is seeking to prevent IPI Executive Board member and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa from travelling to Norway to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person. In response, the Executive Board has published a statement today calling on the authorities to immediately lift any such restrictions as well as drop all open court cases against Ressa, who has been targeted by the state for her critical reporting. “Maria Ressa is not a criminal, but an