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Radio station owner Sok Oudom is escorted by police as he leaves the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court where he was tried on November 3. Khuon Narim

Provincial journalist convicted for reporting military-linked land dispute

22 Dec 2020 7:46 PM|

A Kampong Chhnang court convicted and sentenced a radio station owner to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for reporting about a land conflict between villagers and military officials in the province.

Media fixer Rath Rott Mony speaks about his time in a Phnom Penh prison on Saturday, after serving a two-year conviction for incitement. Panha Chhorpoan

Released RT media fixer shifts focus to his retrial, uniting with exiled family

15 Dec 2020 4:32 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

Rath Rott Mony sits at a Phnom Penh café over the weekend, dressed in a blue shirt and grey trousers – gone are the orange…

A screenshot of a video provided by Kin Sary shows logs being transported in Kratie province on November 16.

Journalist alleges threats from Kratie Military Police official over illegal logging story

12 Dec 2020 4:48 PM|
Khuon Narim|

A Kratie journalist has alleged that the provincial Military Police commander threatened him for reporting a story of illegal timber transports, where sources claimed the…

The Ministry of Information on Monday pushed for legal proceeding against journalists it claimed were spreading fake news or behaving unethically. Panha Chhorpoan

Government alleges misconduct among journalists, greenlights legal action

8 Dec 2020 8:02 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

The Information Ministry threatened legal action against journalists it claimed were spreading fake news or engaging in unethical behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, a warning…

Kratie authorities investigate potential land clearing in the province on December 2, in relation to which three journalists were charged for extortion. Supplies

Three Kratie journalists charged with extortion in suspicious land clearing case

4 Dec 2020 8:02 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Three online news journalists from Kratie province were arrested and charged with extortion this week for allegedly demanding money in return for holding back a…

The Siem Reap Provincial Court sentenced Evrard Nicholas Sarot to five years and $11,000 on child pornography charges in 2018, but the Dutch national paid the families only $8,000 last week. Panha Chhorpoan

Dutchman convicted of child pornography finally pays compensation to families

3 Dec 2020 6:45 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

The families of 22 boys involved in a case where Dutch national Evrard Nicolas Sarot was found guilty of producing child pornography in 2018 received…