Philippines court allows Nobel laureate Maria Ressa to go to Norway
by Reuters in Manila from on (#5SMGM)
Journalist permitted to receive peace prize in person after judge eases travel restrictions
The Philippine journalist Maria Ressa will be allowed to travel overseas so she can accept her Nobel peace prize in person after a court gave her permission to leave the country to visit Norway this month.
Ressa, who is subject to travel restrictions because of the legal cases she faces in the Philippines, shared the prize with the Russian investigative journalist Dmitry Muratov, amid growing concerns over curbs on free speech worldwide.
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