The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia and the professional membership of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand condemns the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif and four of his colleagues on 11 August by what Israel itself has described as a ‘targeted strike’. Anas al-Sharif, who was 28 years-old, was the best-known of the
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Statement from the OPCC on Arrest of Environmental Journalist Ouk Mao
The OPCC calls for the immediate release of environmental journalist Ouk Mao and urges the government to drop all charges against him. On May 16 in Stung Treng province. Ouk Mao, whose reporting on illegal logging and environmental destruction has made him the target of repeated legal and physical harassment, was taken from his
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Statement on the passing of Gwen Akiko Robinson
The OPCC Mourns the Passing of Gwen Akiko Robinson The OPCC was deeply saddened to learn that veteran journalist Gwen Akiko Robinson passed away in Bangkok on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The OPCC would like to express our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Gwen’s battle with cancer sadly concluded last week, leaving many
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Joint Statement: British Environmental Journalist Denied Re-entry to Cambodia
Phnom Penh, February 4, 2025 – The Cambodian government’s decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities’ intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. We condemn this arbitrary decision and call for
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Joint Statement: Ensure Swift Justice for Journalist Murdered in Siem Reap
Phnom Penh, 10 December 2024—We, the undersigned civil society groups, are outraged by the murder of Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist working with Kampuchea Aphiwat news website and has previously reported on deforestation, who was fatally shot in Siem Reap province. Chheng, 63, was shot in the abdomen by an assailant on December 4 as he
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Joint Statement: Drop Charges And Immediately Release Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara
Phnom Penh, October 1, 2024—We, the undersigned communities, media organisations and civil society groups, are calling for the immediate release of Cambodian journalist Mech Dara who was charged with incitement and sent to pretrial detention by the Phnom Penh Capital Court on October 1, 2024. A court prosecutor questioned Dara on Tuesday morning and the
