After holding elections on Dec. 12, 2022, the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia (OPCC) is pleased to announce the new board that will serve Cambodia’s journalist community for the coming year. Former president and lifetime member Luke Hunt facilitated elections that saw eight candidates stand for seven positions on the board. The new board for
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The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia is an independent and all-volunteer-run organization representing foreign journalists working in Cambodia.
Through advocacy and other activities, the OPCC aims to support working journalists and promote press freedom and professionalism in the country.
Joint Statement: VOD, VOA Journalists Denied Access to Hun Sen’s Press Conference
Phnom Penh, 14 November 2022 — We, the undersigned journalists’ organizations, are calling on the Ministry of Information to clarify why journalists from news outlets VOD and VOA were denied access to a government press conference with Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday, November 13, while dozens of other journalists were permitted entry. Earlier that
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Joint Statement: End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, 2 November 2022 — On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we, the undersigned journalists’ groups and civil society organizations, call on Cambodian authorities to prosecute crimes committed against journalists, and to stop committing them. As the nation prepares to welcome foreign heads of state, diplomats and international media
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Deplorable Use of Violence and Detention of Journalists, Activists at Phnom Tamao
We, the undersigned press freedom, human rights and civil society groups, condemn the recent violence, arbitrary detention and intimidation of five journalists and four activists by officers from the prime minister’s bodyguard unit (BHQ) in Phnom Tamao forest.
Photojournalist Covering Labor Protest Shoved, Harassed in Phnom Penh
The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia (OPCC) condemns the recent harassment, intimidation and shoving of a foreign journalist while he was photographing a labor protest in Phnom Penh. The incident marks the fourth documented violation of press freedom in Cambodia that involved a foreign journalist covering NagaWorld union protests since December 2021.
Journalist Covering Labor Strike Threatened With Arrest in Phnom Penh
CCIM and OPCC condemn the recent harassment, intimidation and threat of arrest of a foreign journalist while they were reporting on labor strike activities in Phnom Penh. The incident marks the latest documented violation of press freedom in Cambodia.
