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

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