CPJ, partners urge Cambodia to release 2 journalists charged with treason
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight local and regional organizations in calling on Cambodian authorities to release journalists Pheap Phara and Phon Sopheap and drop all charges against them. The two were detained on July 31 after reporting on a Cambodia-Thailand border dispute and later charged under Section 445 of the criminal code, which covers treason…
2 Cambodian journalists detained over border conflict coverage
Editor’s Note: This alert has been amended to reflect that the journalists have been charged under Section 445 of the Cambodian criminal code. Bangkok, September 12, 2025—Cambodian authorities must immediately release journalists Pheap Phara and Phon Sopheap, drop all pending charges against them, and stop using anti-state laws to harass reporters, the Committee to Protect…