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Award-winning Cambodian journalist released on bail after apologising for ‘harmful’ posts

Mech Dara was arrested on 1 October after he shared posts on social media about a rock quarry

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Press freedom deteriorates in South-East Asia as despots crush dissent

Press freedom deteriorates in South-East Asia as despots crush dissent

Fearless journalism is losing its voice in the region as state censorship and dictators close media outlets and threaten and often jail their staff.

Cambodia’s Ties With West Threatened by Media Clampdown

Cambodia’s Ties With West Threatened by Media Clampdown

One of Cambodia’s last independent news outlets, VOD, was forcibly closed. This was allegedly due to VOD naming the prime minister’s son, and not the prime minister himself, as the signatory of an aid to Turkey after its recent earthquakes.

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Cambodian leader says radio station closure is permanent

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says a radio station he ordered closed will not be allowed to reopen, spurning pleas and protests from around the world

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Cambodian leader says 'no chance' news outlet allowed to reopen

Phnom Penh (AFP) - There is "no chance" one of Cambodia's last independent media outlets will be allowed to reopen, leader Hun Sen said Tuesday, after officials hit back at Western governments' concerns over press freedoms ahead of national elections.

Cambodia hits back at criticism of media crackdown

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Tuesday hit back at “politically driven” and “biased” concerns from Western governments over the shutdown of one of the country’s last independent media outlets ahead of national elections.

Cambodia rejects 'biased' concerns over news outlet closure

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia on Tuesday hit back at "politically driven" and "biased" concerns from Western governments over the shutdown of one of the country's last independent media outlets ahead of national elections.

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US, rights groups condemn closure of Cambodian news outlet

US, rights groups condemn closure of Cambodian news outlet

Phnom Penh (AFP) - The United States and rights groups on Monday denounced the shutdown of one of Cambodia's last independent media outlets just months before national elections, with a handful of protesters also rallying in Phnom Penh.

U.S. deeply concerned by Cambodian government's shutdown of independent local news outlet

The U.S. State Department is deeply concerned by the Cambodian government's decision to revoke the media license for the Voice of Democracy and urged it to reverse the decision, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Monday.

Protesters, rights groups condemn closure of Cambodian news outlet

Protesters, rights groups condemn closure of Cambodian news outlet

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A handful of protesters gathered in Phnom Penh on Monday to condemn the shutdown of one of Cambodia's last independent media outlets, with rights groups also slamming the portal's closure just months before national elections.

Cambodia’s Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet

Cambodia’s Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet

Rights groups say the closure of the media outlet VOD is a devastating attack on what remains of Cambodia’s free press.

Cambodian independent media outlet VOD shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of election

Cambodian independent media outlet VOD shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of election

VOD was one of the few independent news websites left in Cambodia. The latest move echoes steps the government took ahead of the last election to shut down news outlets and curtail press freedom.

Dictator Hun Sen shuts down Cambodia’s VOD broadcaster

Dictator Hun Sen shuts down Cambodia’s VOD broadcaster

Voice of Democracy, one of few remaining independent media outlets, offended prime minister with mention of his son

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