The activists, all members of the conservation group Mother Nature, were jailed for between 18 and 20 months for incitement to commit a felony or disturb social order.
The statement, which included 45 rights groups and community organizations, highlighted how at least 22 journalists were either attacked or threatened with violence while in the field in 2020.
The warning is in response to several photos and videos posted on Facebook showing police using wooden sticks to beat people.
Phnom Penh residents are facing food shortages and financial strife as the capital and Takhmau city complete a week of the country’s two-week lockdown.
Fear of physical violence and legal risk is a daily part of the job, according to Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association.
The passport photograph resembles recent photos of Wanchalearm from his Facebook page, the only difference being he is not wearing his glasses in the passport photo.
Vitit Muntarbhorn has spent many years working with the U.N. on a range of rights issues, including LGBTQ, labor, children’s, and sexual rights.
The working mother this week received $2,500 from the wife of Prime Minister Hun Sen - the latest public overture to her following intense public backlash over her treatment by superiors at the Stung Treng provincial police department.
Sithong Sokha posted a photo of herself breastfeeding her child with a caption talking about how a mother’s love for their child is unaffected by shyness.
CPJ’s senior Southeast Asia representative said the Cambodian government should not use “flimsy” allegations of fake news to suppress reporting on COVID-19.
Prime Minister Hun Sen signed the new sub-decree on February 16, requiring internet service providers to reroute their services through a National Internet Gateway (NIG) within the next 12 months.
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