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We Hold the Line

In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte began a murderous campaign against illegal drugs in the Philippines. Since then, tens of thousands of addicts and bystanders have been murdered.

In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte began a murderous campaign against illegal drugs in the Philippines. Since then, tens of thousands of drug addicts and bystanders have been murdered by death squads. In this film, featuring exclusive interviews with politicians; some of those targeted and members of the death squads - we follow journalist Maria Ressa and her team from Rappler - the Philippines' leading online news provider as they uncover the background to the murders.

46 minutes

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Sun 17 Sep 2023 21:10GMT

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