Journalists attacked in Cambodia since 1992
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Cambodia upholds espionage investigations into ex-Radio Free Asia reporters
January 28, 2020 8:42 AM ET
Bangkok, January 28, 2020--A Cambodian appeals court today rejected a request made by two former Radio Free Asia reporters for state prosecutors to drop a reinvestigation of espionage charges pending against them, according to a report by their former employer....
Cambodian court delays verdict, orders new investigation of ex-Radio Free Asia reporters
October 3, 2019 10:00 AM ET
Bangkok, October 3, 2019 -- Cambodian authorities should drop all charges against Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin and stop their campaign of harassment against them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Journalists charged with incitement for live-streaming land protest in Cambodia
July 26, 2019 9:35 AM ET
Bangkok, July 26, 2019 -- Cambodia should drop incitement charges against two local journalists and stop using legal threats to intimidate and harass reporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Espionage trial to begin for former Radio Free Asia reporters in Cambodia
July 24, 2019 1:00 PM ET
Bangkok, July 24, 2019 -- Cambodia should drop espionage charges against two former Radio Free Asia reporters and stop using anti-state charges to harass journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
News fixer deported from Thailand to Cambodia on 'false news' accusation
December 13, 2018 12:55 PM ET
Bangkok, December 13, 2018--A Cambodian news fixer who helped to produce a documentary on sex trafficking for Russian government-funded international news network Russia Today, or RT, was deported yesterday from Thailand to Cambodia on accusations of abetting the production of false news, according to news reports....
Cambodian journalists released on bail but espionage charges remain
August 21, 2018 12:27 PM ET
Bangkok, August 21, 2018--Two former Radio Free Asia journalists were granted bail in Cambodia today by Phnom Penh's Municipal Court, according to news reports. Uon Chhin, a videographer, and Yeang Sothearin, previously a news editor at the U.S. Congress-funded station, were arrested on November 14, 2017 and held in...
CPJ condemns pre-election news censorship in Cambodia
July 30, 2018 12:13 PM ET
Bangkok, July 30, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the Cambodian government's move to block news websites ahead of yesterday's national elections and called for an end to the state's censorship and harassment of the media....
CPJ condemns election news restrictions in Cambodia
June 4, 2018 11:43 AM ET
Hong Kong, June 4, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned today proposed restrictions on news coverage of upcoming elections in Cambodia and called on the country's authorities to allow the media to report freely without fear of reprisal....
Two former Radio Free Asia journalists detained in Cambodia
November 16, 2017 12:25 PM ET
Bangkok, November 16, 2017--Two former reporters with the U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Asia were detained in Cambodia on November 14 on suspicion of illegally producing and disseminating news, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Cambodian authorities to immediately release the pair and drop...
Two journalists charged with incitement in Cambodia
October 10, 2017 12:57 PM ET
Bangkok, October 10, 2017-- The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the legal harassment of Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter, two journalists who worked for the shuttered Cambodia Daily, and calls on Cambodian authorities to drop all charges against the pair....