Defend Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines
Internationally celebrated Filipino-American journalist, and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awardee, Maria Ressa is facing extreme threats in the Philippines as state-orchestrated attacks escalate against her and Rappler, the news organization she founded. This follows her conviction on a criminal cyber libel charge and the shuttering of the country’s largest broadcaster, ABS-CBN, as part of the Duterte government’s wider campaign to stifle independent media. Throughout the Philippines, critical journalists are being sent a chilling message: you are only safe in silence. Ressa knows this better than anyone. Join us and help her #HoldTheLine.
Learn more about Maria Ressa, Rappler, and the threats faced by independent media in the Philippines [CPJ, ICFJ, RSF]
A coalition led by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stands with Maria Ressa to #HoldTheLine and defend independent journalism in the Philippines.
#HoldTheLine Coalition Members
- African Media Initiative
- Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom
- amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism
- Amnesty International
- ARTICLE 19
- Association for Independent Broadcasting (AIB)
- Association of Caribbean Media Workers
- Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines UK
- Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM)
- Centre for Law and Democracy
- Chicas Poderosas
- CineDiaz
- CIVICUS
- CodaStory
- College Editors Guild of the Philippines
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE)
- Danlambao Vietnam
- Dart Asia Pacific
- Dart Center
- Digital Context Next
- Doc Society
- English PEN
- Ethical Journalism Network
- European Journalism Centre
- First Look Media
- Forbidden Stories
- Free Press Unlimited
- Freedom Talk
- Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG)
- Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
- Global Voices
- Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
- IFEX
- IFJ Asia Pacific
- Index on Censorship
- Institute for Regional Media and Information (IRMI)
- International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT)
- International Center for Journalists
- International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
- International Media Support (IMS)
- International News Safety Institute (INSI)
- International Press Institute (IPI)
- International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
- James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
- Judith Neilson Institute
- Justice for Journalists Foundation
- Luminate
- Media Association for Peace (MAP)
- Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)
- Media, War and Conflict research group, Oslo Metropolitan University
- Namibia Media Trust (NMT)
- National Press Club/National Press Club Journalism Institute
- National Press Foundation
- National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)
- Netzwerk Recherche
- One World Media
- Open Democracy Project
- Pacific Media Centre
- Pakistan Press Foundation
- Panos Institute Southern Africa
- PEN America
- PEN International
- Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
- Press Freedom Defense Fund
- Project Syndicate
- Public Media Alliance
- Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
- Rappler
- Reporters Without Borders
- Rory Peck Trust
- Rural Media Network Pakistan
- Society of Editors
- Somali Media Women Association
- South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF)
- Storyhunter
- Tanzania Media Practitioners Association
- The Association for Progressive Communications
- The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma
- The Coalition for Women in Journalism
- The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
- The Signals Network
- UN Watch
- Union of Journalists in Finland
- WAN-IFRA
- World Editors Forum