Filipina journalist still held although court dismissed case eleven days ago

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Lady Ann Salem, a journalist who should have been freed ten days ago when a regional court in the Manila suburb of Mandaluyong dismissed a firearms case against her. RSF also urges the Philippine authorities to stop using terrorism legislation for political ends.

At a hearing on 5 February, the court dismissed the case against Lady Ann Salem after

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