Mam Sonando Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Protesters demonstrate against Sonando's imprisonment outside an appeals court in Phnom Penh. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Cambodia reduces jail term of journalist Sonando

March 14, 2013 4:31 PM EDT

New York, March 14, 2013–Mam Sonando, a leading independent journalist in Cambodia, is scheduled to be released from prison later this week after an appeals court reduced his 2012 conviction on inciting rebellion to a lesser charge and cut his initial 20-year jail term.

Obama should address media rights in Southeast Asia

November 14, 2012 11:12 AM EST

Dear President Obama: We are pleased that you will begin your second term as U.S. president with a trip to Southeast Asia. As you visit Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand from November 17 through 20 while attending the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and related meetings in Phnom Penh, we hope that your commitment to human rights and the fundamental right to free expression remains an important aspect of your agenda.

Police escort Mam Sonando into a car after a court sentenced him to 20 years. (AFP)

Cambodian court sentences journalist to 20 years

October 1, 2012 2:48 PM EDT

New York, October 1, 2012–Cambodian authorities took a significant step backward on press freedom with today’s harsh verdict against independent journalist Mam Sonando in connection with his coverage of land seizures, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Radio journalist Mam Sonando, seen here with police in court in 2005, was charged with anti-state activities on Monday. (Reuters/Chor Sokunthea)

Cambodian broadcaster detained on insurrection charges

July 17, 2012 12:01 PM EDT

Bangkok, July 17, 2012–Cambodian authorities should immediately release Mam Sonando, one of the country’s leading critical journalists, who has been held since Sunday on anti-state charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.