Philippines orders news site Rappler to close as Nobel prize-winner Maria Ressa vows to fight on
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent from on (#60W9N)
The kill' order, which seeks to revoke the company's certificates of incorporation, was made in the final days of Rodrigo Duterte's rule
The Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down the news website Rappler, according to its co-founder, the Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa.
Rappler, which has been praised for exposing abuses of power and growing authoritarianism under the outgoing Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has faced a series of legal charges over recent years.
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