Maria Ressa

Day 220 of #GeorgiaProtests Some people filled shopping malls in Tbilisi and Batumi with flyers calling for boycotts of regime businesses. Economic boycotts and strikes are very new to Georgia but we've been through major new stages of civic engagement already, so who knows.

Former journalist and rights advocate Ali Macalintal shot dead in General Santos City rappler.com/philippines/mi… via @rapplerdotcom

This A1 story on Meta’s data centers, and others, use of water in an age of AI is incredible. /1

A privilege to stand with these brilliant women yesterday, clutching a book by another brilliant woman, @mariaressa, and standing in solidarity with the remarkable #MziaAmaglobeli. #FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime @irmadimitradze @RukhadzeTamar @GypsyStrategy @gulnozas

✊Together with @RukhadzeTamar attending Mzia’s hearing with this amazing team (not everyone is in the photo). Mzia’s banner, @mariaressa’s book, and the wonderful @caoilfhionnanna, @GypsyStrategy , and @gulnozas. #FreeMzia #HowToStandUpToADictator

The world's top press freedom groups on Sunday threw their support behind a jailed Georgian journalist, warning that her prosecution signalled deepening repression as Tbilisi cracks down on dissenting voices. #FreeMzia barrons.com/news/global-pr… via @BarronsOnline

History shows us that having too much debt during an economic downturn leads to a classic, self-reinforcing cycle where: 1) The empire can no longer borrow the money to repay its debts 2) It prints a lot of new money, which devalues the currency and raises inflation 3) Living…

Prêmio Faz Diferença celebra os 100 anos do jornal 'O Globo' e homenageia personalidades que se destacaram em 2024. A cerimônia foi apresentada pelos colunistas Miriam Leitão e Ancelmo Gois. Os jurados premiaram 16 categorias. Confira: glo.bo/4krOpWz #JN

In light of the public statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump on social media on the afternoon of Wednesday (9), it is important to highlight the following: Brazil is a sovereign nation with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage. The judicial…

Somebody front ran the Brazil tariff news. Somebody bought a HUGE amount of USD and shorted BRL (Brazil’s currency) at 1:32 PM. The 50% tariff announcement came at 4:19 PM, at which point, it looks like the big trader exited his trade instantly. Making 2.5% on a currency…

Now that the budget bill has passed Congress, we can see what the projections look like for deficits, government debt, and debt service expenses. In brief, the bill is expected to lead to spending of about $7 trillion a year with inflows of about $5 trillion a year, so the debt,…

Excelling meeting (and nice chat afterwards) with @mariaressa , Nobel Peace laureate, journalist and human rights defender. Norway will continue to stand up for everyone’s right to freedom of expression and assembly!

BREAKING: Georgian Banking System Allegedly Exploited by Sanctioned Russian Banks to Evade Restrictions I've uncovered a potential loophole in the Georgian banking system, being exploited by sanctioned Russian banks, including Gazprombank and VTB, to bypass international…

Her comments in the closing ceremony were even better!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ttFMJb… Lots of focus on how technology allows autocrats like Duarte to "rewrite reality". #Disinformation #Censorship #Repression @RapplerDotCom

At our final session of the Media Hub at #IGF2025! @mariaressa, Nobel Prize-winning journalist, author, activist and CEO, joined us on the stage in conversation with global journalists. Catch the full interview: youtube.com/live/xSaoe4cVc…

BREAKING: After it was remanded by CA, the Muntinlupa Trial Court has once again acquitted Representative-elect Leila de Lima of her drug charge. | via Lian Buan/Rappler rplr.co/JusticeChat

NEWS UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV appointed Brother Armin Luistro, superior general of the De La Salle Brothers worldwide, as a member of the Vatican department overseeing religious orders in the Catholic Church. 📸 Vatican Media via CBCP News | via Paterno Esmaquel II/Rappler…

Agradezco al señor Ministro de Justicia @Adbodnar por su invitación al #worldjusticeforum2025 que dio inicio hoy en Varsovia. Inspiradoras intervenciones sobre la actualidad del Estado de derecho con personalidades como la periodista @mariaressa y la escritora @anneapplebaum