she has just been convicted of cyberlibel in a manila court room, so, is president rodrigo duterte'srangling press freedom? maria ressa in manila, thank you for joining hardtalk. thank you, stephen. starting with your personal situation, earlier this month you we re situation, earlier this month you were convicted on this charge of cyberlibel, as they called it. has it change things for you? aside from the emotional rollercoaster and the fa ct we the emotional rollercoaster and the fact we have crossed yet another divide, i think i'm on the same rate i have been on for the last four yea rs, i have been on for the last four years, which is really standing up for my rights both as a filipino and asa for my rights both as a filipino and as a journalist. you are on bail and i think your legal team said there will be an appeal. do you, in any sense, feel frightened right now? you know, stephen, i have gone through this. when you have been under attack forfour through this. when you have been under attack for four years, as we have been, there have been all the stages, like the stages of g

i always say there are three things that really characterise living under the age of duterte. and it isn‘t the poor that does that. in fact, i would say that the poor suffers the most. if you look at the brutal drug war, it depends on here talk to, if you talk to the police they will say, "oh, well, maybe about 6,000—7,000 have died." they admit to that. then you took to the human rights groups and they say it is tens of thousands. our own philippine commission on human rights places the number at 27,000. that was several months ago. right? so, no, i think you have to look much deeper into the numbers, look at which of the demographics and look at who is winning and who is losing. let me ask you a personal question, and be brief if you can. sure. as the boss of rappler, which is known for its investigations, including of the drugs war, do you now think very carefully before commissioning any reporting that digs into what is happening on the streets? i‘m mindful of the journalists who have been killed this year. more than 100 journalists have been killed in the last couple of d

press freedom group say the charges are a politically motivated prosecution by the duterte government. my colleague spoke to her shortly after the verdict. her conviction won't stop the coverage. >> when power, great power hangs over your head, if you allow it to affect you, they succeed. if you are not doing the investigative journalism you should be doing. what we've learned in rattler, we swat it away and we keep our eye on the goal. it makes me wonder and worry, what is the government afraid of? why are they afraid of journalists? why must they always make me feel their power? i think i'm a nice person. i ask very respectfully. our reporters are very respectful. but they just don't like the questions. we need to get back to this idea of checks and balances. >> she says she does plan to appeal the verdict. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> the u.s. treasury secretary faces criticism for refusing to name businesses who received coronavirus bailout funds. why is he holding back? we'll have that story next. your heart loves megared omega-3s

they were so duterte? a lot of it.s after her —— there were so many trolls after her, that are encouraged by the government. 0k, one of the main people who is actually called the queen of fake news, works for the government, she has a website, the blog, that has really attacked maria ressa. this is somebody who works for the government. it is a direct correlation, or a direct relation with the government. maria ressa has said she is going to appeal. what is that process going to look like and how likely do you think it is that she will be successful?” don't really know the appeal process so don't really know the appeal process so i am not sure i can a nswer process so i am not sure i can answer that but yes, she will appeal. i don't know how long it is going to take but, like your reporter howard johnson said, this has been fast tracked. usually cyber libel cases in the philippines last for years, like seven or eight yea rs, for years, like seven or eight years, this is less than a year and there is already a verdict.

but what happened in the duterte a regime is that maria ressa and collea g u es regime is that mariaibel. that's why media groups are raising alarm bells in terms of the implications of this, not just to terms of the implications of this, notjust to journalist terms of the implications of this, not just to journalist to a popular and enjoying widespread support like maria ressa, but journalist widespread support like maria ressa, butjournalist from the ground, from the grassroots, journalists who were not as well resourced. their publications can now be taken apart or pulled apart by potential political opponents, which has widespread implications to press freedom in the philippines. as you said, at least maria ressa has a legal team and much international backing. what is the solution and for the more local press? i think one of the calls here is to amplify the support that maria ressa is getting to journalist who are not as well resourced, journalists who are reporting on the grassroots and here i'm talking aboutjournalist reporting on the visible level about, for example, the corr

how do you assess the role of rodrigo duterte, the president of the philippines, in these cases?nvolved and how engaged easy and how dizzy play and interest? he says he has been hands of in these cases and not been directly involved but it is very ha rd to directly involved but it is very hard to take that seriously. he has an administration that reports to him and these are people who are carrying this out. he has been gunning for rappler and maria ressa for quite a long time and it is notjust her, other people on the staff he has gone after. it is just not very credible. steve butler of the committee to protect journalists, thank you for your time. my pleasure. the indian government has new plans to deal with a surge of coronavirus infections in the capital, delhi. railway carriages are to be converted so they can take patients, and nursing homes will also be requisitioned. across india, the daily number of confirmed new cases has reached almost 12,000, and the total number of cases — more than 320,000 — puts india fourth in the world. reged ahmad has the story. this is the cor

say it's motivated prosecution by the duterte government. to maria last hour, she says the verdict will not affect rappler's coverage. >> when great power attempts to hang a damocles sword on your head, if you allow it to affect you, they succeed. because you're not doing the investigative journalism you should be doing. we learned at "rappler" to swat it away, keep your eye on the ball. makes me wonder and worry, what is the government afraid of? why are they afraid of journalists, why must they always make me feel their power? i think i'm a nice person, i ask very respectfully, our reporters are very respectful, but they just don't like the questions. we need to get back to this idea of checks and balances. anna with more from hong kong, a controversial case. give us more of a sense of the background. >> you heard maria talking about the filipino government, afraid of the questions that journalists are asking. president rodrigo duterte has taken exception to what maria ressa and the journalists at "rappler" have asked. they've been on a cr

today's ruling has been ordered by president duterte a.rent: to watch the entire interview, you can visit our website, www.dw.de -- dw.com. in mali, soldiers have been killed in an ambush on a military convoy. the country has been beset since 2012, despite the presence of thousands of frerench troops. a russian court has sentenced former u.s. marine paul wheeler to 16 years i in prison afterer finding him m guilty of espspio. hehe was accused of having obtan classified state information. the u.s.s. says it is outraged y the conviction and is calling for his immediate release. russia has opened a criminal investigation against a kremlin critic over comments he made on social media. accused of posting a video about sweeping constitutional reforms alongside comments that the committee says are false and amount to slander. the german government says it plans to take a 23% stake in the private biotech company that is working on a covid-19 vaccine. that steak will cost 300 million euros. it is based here in germany and is about to begin clinical

she founded rapler, an independt news site that investigated duterte without fear or favor. in 2012, rapler published article linking a businessman connected to duterte, wi illegal drugs and human trafficking. since then, ressa has been charged with multiple crimes her lawyers call politically motivated. the charges add up to as much as 100 years in prison. and maria ressa now joins mean froma. maria ressa, what's the state of press freedom in the philippines?by >> it's deat thousand cuts. freedom, but essentially over the last four years, of our democracy.but certainly what wen just in the last two, onths, you kne largest broadcaster-- imagine, if cbs or cnn were shur down by , right? so the largest broadcaster here, abs-cbn, is shut down.e the last tat happened was when martial law was declared in the '70s, and it was shut down for 14 years'r thstill trying to fight it. and then less a little over a month later, here's my conviction. it is the first of eight criminal cases that i face for being a journalist. >> schifrin: we've seen attacks on the supreme court, chief justi

maria ressa, chief executive editor of online news site rappler has been critical of president duterte she was named one of "time" magazine's persons of the year in 2018. ressa was charged with cyber libel over a 2012 article about a businessman and his alleged ties to the chief justice of the supreme court at the time. the attorney has argued the law in question was enacted after the story was published, but she is facing up to six years in jail on the grounds the new site updated the story in 2014 to fix a typo. >> freedom of the press is the foundation of every single right you have as a filipino citizen. we're at the precipice. if we fall over, we are no longer a democracy, and in many ways that could be easier for all of us. >> ressa has been released on bail and says she is considering an appeal. monday's court decision has drawn criticism from international press freedom groups. they say it is designed to put pressure on media outlets that criticize duterte. >>> moving on to world weather many parts of japan experienced scorching temperatures on monday causing heat stroke. our m

that's when president duterte was elected. if you see the red lines become more solid with repetition. by july of 2016 that's our drug war in full speed. you can see that we are under attack, and the more and more and more and more, these are just hosts happening. it's a solid line. this is how when you say ally when million times you make it the fact. through the social platform, lies spread faster than really boring fact. this is the database to put together. we challenge the impunity upfront. the drug were of the filipino government and the information operation, silicon valley, facebook, the kind of impunity that was happening here. we published a three-part propaganda war series. i wrote two of the three parts. the first was weaponizing the internet. the second was how facebook algorithms impact democracy. this was in 2016, and the third was manufactured consensus, how 26 date accounts could influence up to 26 million. this is what happened in octobey published it. when it turns red it means the average reposting is more

online news site rapler has been critical of duterte.his journalist was named a person of the year in 2018. she was charged with cyber libel about a businessman and his ties to a chief justice of the supreme court at the time. attorneys argued the law in question was enacted after the story was published. she's facing up to six years in jail on the grounds the new site updated the story in 2014 to fix a typo. >> freedom of the press is the foundation of every right you have as a filipino citizen. we're at the precipice. if we fall over, we're no longer a democracy, and in many ways, it could be easier for all of us. >> ressa has been released on bail and says she's considering an appeal. monday's court decision brought criticism from press freedom groups. it is designed to put pressure on media outlets who criticize duterte. >>> researchers in sweden issued their report on the state of nuclear weapons across the globe. the stockholm international peace research institute find arsenals are shrinking but also being modernized. arms control

campaigners say she's been targeted because of her website's criticism of the country's president, rodrigo dutertehat as they happen. a white policeman involved in the fatal shooting of a black man, rayshard brooks, in the us city of atlanta has been sacked, after a night of unrest over the killing. another officer involved has been put on leave, and the city's police chief has resigned. atlanta is one of many us cities to have seen protests since the killing, last month, of george floyd, by police in minneapolis. aleem maqbool has this report, and a warning, you may find some of the images and details in distressing. america is here again, analysing the killing of a black man at the hands of the police. somebody called 911 because you were asleep behind the wheel while you were at the drive—through, right? rayshard brooks had been asleep in his car beside a fast—food restaurant. i'm not causing any problems. we've got to make sure that you're safe to operate a vehicle. independent investigators have released this footage taken on police body cameras. blow, blow, blow, blow, stop. very good. it sh

rappler repeatedly cri acized dutert linked a prominent businessman to illegal drugs. even though ressdidn't edit that article, and even though it was published eight years ago, she could face six yn prison. >> are we going to lose freedom of the press, will it be death by 1,000uts, or are we going to hold the li so that we protect the rights that are enshrined in our constitution? >> it oks like a targeted attack on a single journalist oo has been, writn a lo done a lot of highly critical coverage of the duterte administration. that is a threat to everyur list in the country. the committee to projecter is journalist's asia coordinator. he says the threat to journali in asia, goes beyond the philippines. >> many governments have have activated anti-terror laws or or libel laws, fake news laws. enis is part of a broader that has forced press freedom further into retreat from what we've se in recent years. >> schifrin: whether through jailing journalists,stage diplomacy, two americans have become the targets of governmes pursuing their endas, by manipulating justice. for

zerappler repeatedly criti duterte, and linked a prominent even though ressa editdrugs. that article, and even though it was published eight years ago, she could face six years in prison. w >> agoing to lose freedom of the press, will it be death by 1,000 cuts, or are we going to hold the line so that we protect the rights that are enshrined in our conion? >> it looks like a targeted attack on a single journalist who has been, written a lot, or done aot of highly critical coverage of the duterte administration. th is a threat to ever journalist in the country. >> schifrin: stevebutler is the committee to project journalist's asia coordinator. he says the threat to journalism in asia, goes beyond the >> many government have activated anti-terror laws oor libel laws, fake news laws. this is part of a broader trend that has forced press freedom further into retreat from whatn we've seencent years. >> schifrin: whether through jailing journalists, or hostage become the targetsricans have governments pursuing their agendas, by manipulating justice. for the pbs newshour, i'm n

the philippine star reports that president duterte has urged critics to stop politicking while the countrys grappling with the pandemic as it disputes a world health organisation report that it has the fastest increase in infections in the western pacific. according to the international edition of the financial times reports that investment banking fees rocketed to a record $57 billion in the first six months of the year, boosted by a series of lucrative debt sales as companies grabbed cash to tide them over during the coronavirus crisis. the business standard reports on more tensions between china and india, as india bans 59 chinese mobile apps, including tiktok, citing them to be a security threat. and the international edition of the new york times features a campaign in australia to prevent the culling the wild horses known as brumbies. so, let's begin. welcome to you both again. the daily telegraph, leicester put back in lockdown as the virus urges. this is after nonessential shops were only allowed to open just a few days ago, june the 15th. this is very bad news for the city in fact

ressa and rappler employee has been a vocal crititic of president rodrigo duterte and his deadly drurug war which has killed thousands. ressa and rappler employee reynaldo santos could facece upo six years behind bars. this is mamaria ressa spspeakino reporters after the verdict was annoced. down that would have been unthinkable before this time. it has happened. tt in an anti-tror bill power,hese abuses of it means that you can be called a terrorist and without a warrant of arrest, you can be arrested for writing something. amy: to see our interviews with maria ressa about this case and her work, go to democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. today marks the 20th straight day of the nationwide upuprising against police brutality and racism, sparked by the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis. as calls to defund the police growow, anotheher black man was kikilled by a white police offir on friday, this time in atlanta. 27-year-old rayshard brooks was asleep in his car in a wendy's fa

under president duterte. duterte announced that they were terminating the agreement of washington's efforts to maintain close military ties in the region. this month, manila announced they would no longer be terminating the agreement. in light of political and other developments in the region. australia, their economy has benefited from china's rise. as a result, they sought friend friendly relations with beijing. no more. australian officials suspect china now of mounting a string of cyberattacks against the country, though china denies it. reports suggest beijing has influenced to remain loyal there. after australia called for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, china moved to restrict australian imports during the coronavirus and discourage tourism there. while state media said that australia was gum stuck to china's shoes. the foreign ministry spokesman from china is famous for his abusive language. in the wake of covid-19 he public floated a conspiracy theory that the disease might have been

country saying, human rights defenders and journalist saying, they have been repeatedly attacked since dutertehere is a nasty online trial culture in this country, not unique to this country, but particularly fierce when it death threats are bandied about when you write articles not perceived well by supporters of the government. not much has been done to tackle that issue over the last few years. and what we have seen is the government always say, no, we are absolutely into freedom of speech and that is why they allow people like the bbc to report from the country. they say they are all for freedom of speech but you must play by the rules of the law. if you write an article that has not been properly verified, then you will suffer the consequences. 0k, will suffer the consequences. ok, thank you howard johnson in manila for us. earlier we spoke to glenda gloria, managing editor of rappler, about what this decision means for maria ressa, the publication, and freedom of the press in the philippines. it is a tragedy for all of us here at rappler but also the nation. it's been four years after al

on president duterte's war on drugs. say his vow to crush crime since coming to power in 2016 may have effectively granted police permission to kill. government figures suggest more than 8600 people have been killed. some estimates suggest a triple that number have died. human rights office has called for an independent investigation. a u.s. navy veteran detained in iran since 2018 has been released. president donald trump confirmed michael white's release in a tweet. a photo has been released showing white standing next to the u.s. special representative to iran, brian hook. he stopped in switzerland on his way home. it comes one day after iranian scientists arrived back in tehran after being freed from an american prison. thousands of people in hong kong have defied a police ban to attend a vigil marking the tiananmen square crackdown. it comes at an intense time in the city as china state is what is seen as another crackdown using a security law to erode hong kong's freedoms. >> victoria park had been sealed off. that

ms ressa, a critic of president rodrigo duterte, was found guilty along with reynaldo santos — a formerriter with her news website rappler. both face up to six years in jail. india's federal government has announced new plans to deal with a surge in coronavirus infections in delhi as the country struggles to contain its covid—19 infection rate. india's total number of confirmed cases puts it fourth in the world in the pandemic. the french president emmanuel macron has defended his coronavirus strategy and set out a plan to return france to normal. he said borders would reopen from monday to visitors from many other eu countries. mr macron also promised to do more to tackle inequality. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. we all want to believe that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over. governments are easing their lockdowns, focused on economic recovery. but the infection rate is still on the rise in latin america, in parts of the us and africa too. my guest today is internationally renowned epidemiologist ian lipkin. now, he was the scientific ad

ms ressa, a critic of president rodrigo duterte, was found guilty along with reynaldo santos, a former writer with her news website rappler. both face up to six years in jail. india's federal government has announced new plans to deal with a surge in coronavirus infections in delhi as the country struggles to contain its covid19 infection rate. india's total number of confirmed cases puts it fourth in the world in the pandemic. the french president emmanuel macron has defended his coronavirus strategy and set out a plan to return france to normal. he said borders would reopen from monday to visitors from many other eu countries. mr macron also promised to do more to tackle inequality. now on bbc news, coronavirus: what next? explores what might happen as restrictions ease and people adjust to a new reality. hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm annita mcveigh. on today's programme, the world health organisation says that up to 40% of coronavirus cases could come from people who have no symptoms. plus, how artificial intelligence is

the government of presdeint duterte in the philippines has been criticised by the world organisation against torture. in a report it details what it says is the deliberate killing of children by the security services. a notorious mass murderer known as the golden state killer has been sentenced to life in prison. joseph deangelo was a serving police officer in california when he killed 13 people isn the 1970s and 1980s. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are claire cohen, women's editor, daily telegraph and martin bentham home affairs editor, evening standard. tomorrow's front pages. ..starting with. the guardian says boris johnson will seek to wrap himself in the mantle of one of the most revered american presidents in modern times — franklin d roosevelt as he attempts to refocus his premiership by promising a "new deal" for britain in response to the coronavirus crisis. expected to the coronavirus crisis. to make that speech tomorrow expected to make that speech tomorrow morning. expected to make that speech tomorrow mor

when president rodrigo duterte came into account, they scrutinized the killings which penalized thousands filipinos. this is coverage the president did not like an many say this is why he and his government and the courts have gone after maria ressa. but i mentioned amal clooney, natalie. she said shortly after that verdict verdict, i want to read you some of it. today a court in the philippines became complicit in a sinister act to silence a journalist. this is an affront to the rule of law, a staff warning to the president. she is going to appeal this verdict but as we know, this is one of the most dangerous places to work as a journalist. now you have a government that is going after particular individuals and organizations if they're not happy with the coverage. >> she is a bold journalist, the type that we need. we'll all be thinking about her as she appeals. anna coren in hong kong. thanks so much. >>> next here, the pandemic on the minds of the investors. u.s. futures plunge as global stocks look set for another volatile week. we'll have another live update about it. i got this mou

founder and ceo of "rappler," articles for rodrigo duterte and his war on drugs. good to see you.many ways considering how the government has treated you, it's not surprising. do you have any chance on appeal? >> wow, first of all, michael thank you so much for having me, and you know, yes, today i was convicted, but i don't think rey and i and "rappler" were only ones. philippine justice system was on trial. i've been under attack for six years now. targeted by authorities after the government's weaponization of social media. first in 2016, exponential attacks on social media. today the judiciary just became implicit in this campaign. death by a thousand cuts. end goal to silence independent journalism, stifle press freedom. you know who i am, the work that we do. part of the reason we come out of this stronger is that we know there are deliberate efforts to stifle press freedom. >> yeah, and there's no -- hard pressed to find a finer, more honorable journalist and you've been targeted by the government at least 11 times. what sort of warning does what's happening in the media in

ressa's stories, revealing the extent of government-sponsored violence in president rodrigo duterte'snt campaign against her, including death threats, organized social media attacks and several arrests. rter s or u'sa: the head of tha ne d at is exactly what the government is doing, systematically. be silent, or you're next. >> whitaker: 11 cases have been filed against you? >> ressa: they were looking for some way to be able to shut us up, right? i think you just have to look at the pattern. >> whitaker: this past week, a philippine court found maria ressa guilty of "cyber libel." she is free on bail pending an appeal. i'm bill whitaker. we'll be back next week with another edition of "60 minutes." happy fathers day. ( ticking ) ( ticking ) captioning funded by cbs and ford. we go further, so you can. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org good evening, everyone. thanks for joining me for united we sing: a grammy tribute to the unsung heroes. just so y'all know, this special was filmed a few weeks ago, and since that time, our world has changed. our focus has broaden

thousandnds of people in the philipippines may have been kild since mid-201616 as president rodrigo duterte unleashed a war on drugs, giving police the power to arrest people and use lethal force with near impunity. the u.n. report points to top government officials as instigators of extreme violence and a pattern among police of planting evidence in dozens of murders to suggest officers were acting in self-defense. among the dead are over 70 children. the youngest victim was just five months old. and in r richmond, virginia, governoror ralph northam on thursday ordered the removal of a statue of confederate general robert e. lee from the state capital after it was vandalized during recent mass protests. richmond's african-american mayor levar stononey welcomed te move. pandemics in this country -- covid-19 and racism. one is six months old. the other, 400 years old. and as the events of the last months in the last two weeks have made painfully clear, both are lethal, especially for r blk and brown people. amy: a and those are somome of e headadlines. thisis is decracy y now!, democrcracyno

under president duterte -- to maintain close military ties in the region. well, this month manila announced it would no longer be terminating that agreement in light of political and other developments in the region. all considered, australia, whose economy has benefitted enormously from china's rice. canberra has sought relations with china. no more. they suspect china of mounting a string of cyber attacks against the country, though china denies it. reports also suggest beijing has intimidated chinese students studying there to remain loyal and it's used businessmen in the country as agents of influence. more recently after australia called for an inquiring into the origins of the coronavirus, china moved to restrict australian imports and discourage tourism there while state media said, australia was gum-stuck to the bottom of china's shoe. china's adopted a confrontational foreign policy in words as well as deeds. foreign ministry spokesman is now famous for his sharp, sometimes abusive language. in the wake of covid-19, he publicly floated a conspiracy

could putd if this in the context of the erosion of press freedoms in the philippines under president duterte in the world press freedom index. to what extent do you think the calculation is from dutere and his team that the u.s. will turned a blind eye to erosion of press freedoms given trump himself has shown disdain for the free press? maria: that is part of the calculation. you can also see that the dutere government is consolidating power. he may be the most powerful leader, i would say he is the most powerful leader our nation has had because essentially, he has been able to get martial law type conditions, control without having to declare martial law. this is with the aid of covid-19 lockdowns, but there is an anti-terror bill that quickly passed through the house of representatives and it really codified the loss of rights and allowed for arrest without warrants, detention for up to 24 days. this is just waiting for the president's signature. tom: in terms of i guess what moves the needle for you and sends a strong enough signal perhaps in your view that press freedom isn't a threat

seen as a test of press freedom, the journalist has been critical of the president duterte.utures, lower 1.2% the bounce friday and nifty futures, slightly lower today. it seems like asia fx, the likes of the aussie dollar are -- losses but the rupiah seems the exception early in the session. declines. is leading the hong kong dollar, we are watching because of the intervention for a sixth day to defend that. we are on the strong side of 775 -- 7.75 and we see a bond rally given the risk aversion. slide onntinuing that demand concerns, the six-week rally into an abrupt halt pretty much last weekend. we could see more risk aversion. beijing, locking down yet another market and its neighboring compounds on the back of a second wave of virus concerns. we heard beijing closed its biggest market in parts of the city. the risks are high for the outbreak to spread. walking down yet again, neighboring compounds, taking precaution to make sure it has everything under control. we are seeing the second wave not just in china but the u.s. and other countries, as well. that remains a con