Maria Resa presented the Nobel Prize to all journalists around the world

International Desk: Maria Resa, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist from the Philippines, has dedicated the award to all journalists around the world, pledging to continue the fight for media freedom. On Saturday, he said that the Nobel Peace Prize belongs to all journalists in the world.

In an interview with the French news agency AFP, Maria Resa, a fierce critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, said the award really belongs to all journalists working around the world. We need help from many fronts. Being a journalist today is much more difficult and dangerous.

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Maria Resa, co-founder of the Philippine media outlet Radapler, and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov on Friday. The two journalists from the Philippines and Russia have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year for their efforts to fight freedom of expression in the media.

In a country like the Philippines, known as the most dangerous place in the world for journalists, the Nobel laureate's victory in working for the freedom of the press has been hailed as a "victory" by various journalists' organizations and human rights activists in the country.

After Duterte came to power in the Philippines in 2016, Resa and his media outlet Radapler have been subjected to a series of criminal attacks, online investigations as well as online attacks. President Duterte has always called Radhappler a "fake media" and defamatory messages about Resa have been spread online across the country.

The 56-year-old Filipino journalist said he hoped the award would serve as a protection against physical attacks and online threats against himself and other journalists in the Philippines. The idea of ​​'we against them' was never created by journalists. It was the creation of the people in power; Who wanted to use a kind of leadership that divides society.

"I hope this award will inspire journalists to do better without fear," said Maria Resa.

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