A journalist investigating deforestation remains in hiding after the Preah Vihear provincial court issued a warrant for his arrest in October on charges of extortion.
A journalist investigating deforestation remains in hiding after the Preah Vihear provincial court issued a warrant for his arrest in October on charges of extortion.
Six Southeast Asian journalist organizations from five countries formed a regional partnership to combat increasing repression and deteriorating press freedom at a conference in Phnom Penh on Monday.
Cambodia’s levels of freedom of expression, press and access to information remain low, and the work environment for journalists and human rights defenders is “increasingly dangerous,” the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a report released Thursday.
The Supreme Court this week returned the confiscated identification documents of two former Radio Free Asia journalists who were arrested five years ago on espionage charges that remain pending.
Press freedom groups and foreign donors on Friday discussed the potential benefits and goals of establishing a national press council, including developing a standardized code of ethics for journalists nationwide and promoting public trust and self-regulation in the industry.
A journalist in Preah Vihear province says he was beaten up by an army commander after he accidentally witnessed what he suspected to be the illegal transportation of timber.
Five journalists from local independent media outlet VOD and four environmental activists from Khmer Thavarak were detained for about seven hours on Tuesday, after reporting on a land clearance controversy at a wildlife sanctuary.
The Cambodian government is increasingly restricting press freedom, a new report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) found, the same week that two journalists were arrested on extortion allegations.