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Newspaper publisher Ros Sokhet arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on November 11, where he was sentenced to 18 months for incitement. Panha Chhorpoan

Another journalist convicted for incitement, sentenced to 18 months

11 Nov 2020 7:59 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has convicted and sentenced newspaper publisher Ros Sokhet to 18 months in prison for using sensational language in Facebook posts criticizing government officials, including Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Photographers and cameramen surround Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto at the opening of the Hungarian Embassy office in Phnom Penh on November 3. Panha Chhorpoan

More than 600 people, including journalists, test negative for Covid-19

5 Nov 2020 8:50 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

More than 600 people, including dozens of journalists who covered the state visit of the Covid-19 positive Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister on November 3, had…

Radio station owner Sok Oudom is escorted by police as he leaves the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court where he was tried on Tuesday. Khuon Narim

Kampong Chhnang Journalist Denies Inciting Villagers Against Military

4 Nov 2020 12:00 PM|
Khuon Narim|

KAMPONG CHHNANG PROVINCE -- The owner of a provincial radio station, Sok Oudom, maintained he had not incited villagers in Kampong Chhnang province against the…

Former RFA journalists Yeang Sothearin, left, and Uon Chhin, right, and RT fixer Rath Rott Mony, center, leave the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh after a hearing on July 1. Panha Chhorpoan

Call for journalists’ rights to be respected met with government backlash

3 Nov 2020 9:23 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

More than 50 nongovernmental organizations released a joint statement on Monday declaring their concern for journalists in the wake of the government’s ongoing harassment of…

Ros Sokhet leaves Phnom Penh Municipal Court after he was questioned on June 26 regarding Facebook posts he had made earlier of June that were critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Panha Chhorpoan

‘Cheat Khmer’ publisher pleads guilty to incitement but denies wider conspiracy

27 Oct 2020 7:54 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Newspaper publisher Ros Sokhet pleaded guilty at his trial on Tuesday to sensationalizing Facebook posts about government officials as a way to attract readers, but…