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In Oslo the two journalists who were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

The Filipino journalist Maria Resa, which was awarded the Peace Nobel, urged her colleagues to defend their rights so as not to lose them in the face of “authoritarian leaders” and “emerging dictators”.

“It has become incredibly difficult and much more dangerous for each of us,” Ressa told reporters who were waiting for her to get off the plane early Wednesday. Oslo, where he will receive the Nobel Peace Prize together with the Russian Dmitry Muratov. The ceremony will take place on Friday.

Complaining of “authoritarian-style leaders” and “emerging dictators” who “want us to relinquish our rights”, the co-founder of the news site Rappler, who harshly criticizes the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, called on journalists to defend their rights, according to AFP.

“To continue to reveal the facts and to serve the citizens”

“Now more than ever, we have to defend our rights, if not more we will lose them“, He stressed. “We must continue to cover the facts and serve the people,” said the former CNN correspondent.

Arriving in Oslo, 58-year-old Resa was not a given: she is currently free on restricted terms pending her appeal after she was convicted of defamation last year, she was forced to seek permission four courts to go and personally receive her award, broadcasts APE BPE.

Excited upon her arrival in Oslo, where temperatures are low, the Filipino journalist, who wore a black mask with the words “Journalism is not a crime” in English, could barely hold back her tears. «It’s so cold, but it’s so hot“, he said.

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