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Luot Sophal, a reporter in Oddar Meanchey province, was arrested in February 2026 for reporting on the border military. The court sentenced him to two years in prison. (A photo posted on his Facebook)

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Online Journalist Found Guilty of Publishing Story on Frontline Soldiers Facing Water Shortage

14 Jul 2026 4:11 PM|
Khuon Narim|

An online journalist was sentenced to two years’ jail after broadcasting information that apparently jeopardized the Cambodian army during the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute. Press groups decried the conviction as undermining free press in the country.

The Voice of America office in Phnom Penh prior to its closure, picture taken in November, 2024. (Photo Supplied)

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U.S. Funding Cut of $150M Puts Global Independent Media at Risk

27 Jun 2025 12:13 PM|

Independent media outlets worldwide are facing an unprecedented crisis, as revealed in an in-depth report released Friday, which found that the 2025 U.S. aid cuts—removal of $150 million in annual…

Journalists interview a source in Phnom Penh on April 23, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Legal Threats, Shrinking Aid and Press Freedom Threaten Cambodian Journalism

26 Jun 2025 9:42 AM|

Press freedom in Cambodia continues to deteriorate amid rising legal threats, shrinking funds, and tighter restrictions, a report by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) revealed, indicating a landscape…

Correctional Center 1 at Prey Sar Prison in Phnom Penh. Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2021. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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No Court Date for Reporters Jailed Over Abuse Footage

20 Jun 2025 5:29 PM|

Nearly five months after their arrest, two local reporters from pro-government media outlets remain jailed with no hearing date, after being charged with incitement for sharing a video allegedly filmed…

Family members of slain journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng hold his funeral at his home in Nokor Thom district, Siem Reap province, on Dec. 8, 2024. (Supplied)

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Environmental Journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng’s Killer Gets 12 Years

5 Jun 2025 4:26 PM|

A Siem Reap court has sentenced Sy Loeuy, a woodworker and alleged illegal logger, to 12 years in prison for fatally shooting environmental journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng in December. The verdict…

A screenshot photo of publisher Hang Samang and two other men in military uniform during the video interview.

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Online Publisher, Two Others Charged for “Mocking” the Army Amid Cambodia-Thai Border Dispute

2 Jun 2025 7:35 PM|

An online publisher and two others have been charged with three criminal charges, related to the impact on the morality of the army, including a comment to discriminate against the…

Uk Mao, an environmental reporter based in Stung Treng province, was charged with incitement and public defamation. He was released on bail on Sunday. Photo taken on May 19, 2024. (CamboJA/Men Chanthy)

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Environment Journalist Uk Mao Determined to Expose Illegal Logging After Release on Bail

26 May 2025 2:12 PM|

Environmental journalist Uk Mao, an indigenous minority, pledged to continue protecting the forest and exposing illegal logging activities following his release on bail on Sunday — his determination praised by…

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Information Ministry Accuses NGOs, Press Groups for Politicizing Journalist Uk Mao’s Case

23 May 2025 7:46 PM|

The Ministry of Information has criticized non-governmental organizations and press groups for “pursuing their own political agendas”, portraying negative press freedom in Cambodia, in relation to jailed environmental journalist Uk…

Uk Mao with his family members at his house in Thala Borivat district in Stung Treng province on May 19, 2024. (CamboJA/Men Chanthy)

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Release Jailed Environmental Journalist, Urge Press Groups, As His Family Suffers Hardship

21 May 2025 4:13 PM|

Fourteen local and regional journalist groups, as well as civil society organizations demand the release of an environmental journalist who was charged with incitement, after being “arbitrarily arrested” by two…

Online Journalist Found Guilty of Publishing Story on Frontline Soldiers Facing Water Shortage

U.S. Funding Cut of $150M Puts Global Independent Media at Risk

Legal Threats, Shrinking Aid and Press Freedom Threaten Cambodian Journalism

No Court Date for Reporters Jailed Over Abuse Footage

Environmental Journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng’s Killer Gets 12 Years

Online Publisher, Two Others Charged for “Mocking” the Army Amid Cambodia-Thai Border Dispute

Environment Journalist Uk Mao Determined to Expose Illegal Logging After Release on Bail

Information Ministry Accuses NGOs, Press Groups for Politicizing Journalist Uk Mao’s Case

Release Jailed Environmental Journalist, Urge Press Groups, As His Family Suffers Hardship

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Online Journalist Found Guilty of Publishing Story on Frontline Soldiers Facing Water Shortage

U.S. Funding Cut of $150M Puts Global Independent Media at Risk

Legal Threats, Shrinking Aid and Press Freedom Threaten Cambodian Journalism

No Court Date for Reporters Jailed Over Abuse Footage

Environmental Journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng’s Killer Gets 12 Years

Online Publisher, Two Others Charged for “Mocking” the Army Amid Cambodia-Thai Border Dispute

Environment Journalist Uk Mao Determined to Expose Illegal Logging After Release on Bail

Information Ministry Accuses NGOs, Press Groups for Politicizing Journalist Uk Mao’s Case

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