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An elderly woman listens to the radio at her house in Phnom Penh. August 10, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Months After US Aid Cuts, Cambodia’s Free Press Still Scrambles to Survive

18 Aug 2025 1:53 PM|
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After the Trump administration this year axed most U.S. foreign aid and public broadcasters serving parts of the world with scant press freedom, the fallout laid bare the shaky crutch propping up independent media in underserved regions.

Journalists cover an event in Phnom Penh on June 26, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Journalist Associations Rush To Submit Input on Draft Journalism Charter Amid Tight Deadline

3 Aug 2024 11:38 AM|

Friday marked the deadline for the submission of feedback on the draft Charter for Professional Journalism to the Ministry of Information, 10 days after a consultation with journalists and media…

Facebook page of RFA, VOD and The Cambodia Daily drew overwhelming comments

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“Strategic, Systematic Operations” Set Up To Attack Independent Media

30 Jul 2024 9:50 PM|

The Facebook pages of three independent foreign-based media outlets have been criticized on social media by groups dressed in military uniforms and accounts with one or two photos. These groups…

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra presents the draft of charter for professional journalism on July 24, 2024. (Ministry of Information’s Facebook)

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Mixed Reactions on Information Ministry’s Consultation on Draft Charter for Professional Journalism

25 Jul 2024 11:09 AM|

The Ministry of Information held a consultation with some 200 media associations and journalists on the draft charter for professional journalism on Wednesday. While several associations backed the charter albeit…

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Cambodian Journalists Face Legal Intimidation; Use of Criminal Law Instead Of Press Law

16 Jul 2024 9:43 PM|

In Cambodia, “legal intimidation remains a major concern” for journalists covering sensitive topics, according to Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) in its latest quarterly monitoring report on the journalism situation…

Members of civil society, government representatives, embassy representatives and journalists gather at the World Press Freedom Day event in Phnom Penh on May 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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CSOs, Journalists Raise Concern Over Press Restriction, Information Minister Says All Is Well

2 May 2024 10:17 PM|

Several civil society groups, media associations and journalists state that Cambodia’s press freedom remains restricted along with ongoing imprisonment of journalists. But, government officials rejected the allegation, insisting that the…

Information Minister Neth Pheaktra talks during the annual conference on January 22, 2024. (Neth Pheaktra’s facebook)

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Ministry of Information Finalizing Protracted Access to Information Draft Law

24 Jan 2024 8:39 PM|

The Ministry of Information is finalizing the long-overdue draft law on the access to information, known as the “A2I draft law”, as highlighted in its work direction for 2024. The…

Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association launches report on the Impacts of Digital Right Restrictions on Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression on the Internet at a hotel in Phnom Penh on November 23, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Journalists Association’s Report Claims That Cambodian Government Restricts Digital Rights on the Internet

24 Nov 2023 8:46 AM|

Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) has released a report on the restrictions to digital rights and freedom of expression in Cambodia, noting that the government is monitoring journalists and citizens…

Land activists Phav Nheung and Seng Lin were released on bail from Koh Kong provincial prison on October 6, 2023, under judicial review on charges of incitement and defamation. (Photo supplied)

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CCHR: Freedom of Expression and Press Continue to Be Undermined in Cambodia

23 Nov 2023 9:19 PM|

Freedom of press and expression continue to be undermined in Cambodia, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) reports in its annual publication on the state of freedom of information,…

Months After US Aid Cuts, Cambodia’s Free Press Still Scrambles to Survive

Journalist Associations Rush To Submit Input on Draft Journalism Charter Amid Tight Deadline

“Strategic, Systematic Operations” Set Up To Attack Independent Media

Mixed Reactions on Information Ministry’s Consultation on Draft Charter for Professional Journalism

Cambodian Journalists Face Legal Intimidation; Use of Criminal Law Instead Of Press Law

CSOs, Journalists Raise Concern Over Press Restriction, Information Minister Says All Is Well

Ministry of Information Finalizing Protracted Access to Information Draft Law

Journalists Association’s Report Claims That Cambodian Government Restricts Digital Rights on the Internet

CCHR: Freedom of Expression and Press Continue to Be Undermined in Cambodia

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