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Civil Society Calls for VOD To Be Reinstated During Press Day Remarks

3 May 2023 9:06 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, civil society groups called on the government to allow the independent media outlet VOD to reopen, noting that the country's press freedom continues to worsen.

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

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

3 Nov 2020 9:23 PM|

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 independent media and its intentions to impede press freedom, sparking a backlash from the government.

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

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

27 Oct 2020 7:54 PM|

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…

A photo shows the smashed windows of UMA TV Online journalist Him May's Honda CRV on October 20.

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Timber traders attack journalist in Stung Treng

23 Oct 2020 4:14 PM|

A group of timber traders smashed the windows of a journalist’s car while he was reporting on the illegal transportation of timber over the Sekong bridge in Stung Treng province on October 20.

Former RFA reporters Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin leave the Supreme Court after a hearing on October 22. Panha Chhorpoan

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Journalists tell Supreme Court that reinvestigation violates rights

23 Oct 2020 7:42 AM|

Two former Radio Free Asia journalists said during an appeal hearing at the Supreme Court on October 22 that they believe the court is violating their basic rights, saying that the court must clearly define the legal timeframe for its reinvestigation of their case.

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Journalist handed 18-month sentence for incitement

5 Oct 2020 7:17 PM|

The director of online news outlet TVFB was sentenced to 18 months in prison on October 5 after he reported on advice from Prime Minister Hun Sen to motorbike taxi drivers, telling them to sell their vehicles if the Covid-19 crisis is causing them financial distress.

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Journalists attacked after reporting forestry crime

30 Sep 2020 10:07 AM|

Four local online news journalists were attacked on September 28 by a group of men who they say were timber traders seeking revenge after the reporters had singled them out to police for committing forestry crimes.

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Newspaper publisher charged over social media posts

29 Jun 2020 8:28 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on June 28 charged the publisher of the Khmer Nation newspaper for incitement over social media posts he made last week in which he criticized Prime Minister Hun Sen, a police official confirmed.

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Jailed journalists at risk of ‘death sentence’ amid Covid-19

29 Apr 2020 1:52 PM|

Asian governments including Cambodia have been called upon by a group of 74 human rights and media organizations “to release every jailed journalist” amid the growing fears of Covid-19 infections spreading in overcrowded prisons.

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Civil Society Calls for VOD To Be Reinstated During Press Day Remarks

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

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

Timber traders attack journalist in Stung Treng

Journalists tell Supreme Court that reinvestigation violates rights

Journalist handed 18-month sentence for incitement

Journalists attacked after reporting forestry crime

Newspaper publisher charged over social media posts

Jailed journalists at risk of ‘death sentence’ amid Covid-19

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Civil Society Calls for VOD To Be Reinstated During Press Day Remarks

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

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

Timber traders attack journalist in Stung Treng

Journalists tell Supreme Court that reinvestigation violates rights

Journalist handed 18-month sentence for incitement

Journalists attacked after reporting forestry crime

Newspaper publisher charged over social media posts

Jailed journalists at risk of ‘death sentence’ amid Covid-19

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