Committee to Protect Journalists - Cambodia tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-03-14T21:27:47Z Movable Type 4.38 Cambodia reduces jail term of journalist Sonando tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21413 2013-03-14T20:31:53Z 2013-03-14T21:27:47Z New York, March 14, 2013--Mam Sonando, a leading independent journalist in Cambodia, is scheduled to be released from prison later this week after an appeals court reduced his 2012 conviction on inciting rebellion to a lesser charge and cut his initial 20-year jail term.... Committee to Protect Journalists Protesters demonstrate against Sonando's imprisonment outside an appeals court in Phnom Penh. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

New York, March 14, 2013--Mam Sonando, a leading independent journalist in Cambodia, is scheduled to be released from prison later this week after an appeals court reduced his 2012 conviction on inciting rebellion to a lesser charge and cut his initial 20-year jail term.

]]> Attacks on the Press: Internet Opening Is Shrinking tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20520 2013-02-14T05:05:48Z 2013-03-13T21:57:27Z Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam had vibrant blogospheres--until the crackdowns. By Shawn W. Crispin... Committee to Protect Journalists Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam had vibrant blogospheres--until the crackdowns. By Shawn W. Crispin

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]]> Attacks on the Press: Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20487 2013-02-14T05:04:35Z 2013-03-13T21:41:13Z Committee to Protect Journalists Obama should address media rights in Southeast Asia tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20659 2012-11-14T16:12:07Z 2012-11-14T16:34:09Z Dear President Obama: We are pleased that you will begin your second term as U.S. president with a trip to Southeast Asia. As you visit Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand from November 17 through 20 while attending the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and related meetings in Phnom Penh, we hope that your commitment to human rights and the fundamental right to free expression remains an important aspect of your agenda. Committee to Protect Journalists Cambodian court sentences journalist to 20 years tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20472 2012-10-01T18:48:30Z 2012-10-01T18:53:03Z New York, October 1, 2012--Cambodian authorities took a significant step backward on press freedom with today's harsh verdict against independent journalist Mam Sonando in connection with his coverage of land seizures, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists Police escort Mam Sonando into a car after a court sentenced him to 20 years. (AFP)

New York, October 1, 2012--Cambodian authorities took a significant step backward on press freedom with today's harsh verdict against independent journalist Mam Sonando in connection with his coverage of land seizures, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Cambodian journalist found dead in his own car tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20385 2012-09-12T16:59:40Z 2012-09-12T17:17:10Z Bangkok, September 12, 2012--Cambodian authorities must immediately investigate the murder of a journalist who was found with ax wounds in the trunk of his car on Tuesday, less than a week after he had exposed an alleged military connection to the illicit timber trade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said... Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, September 12, 2012--Cambodian authorities must immediately investigate the murder of a journalist who was found with ax wounds in the trunk of his car on Tuesday, less than a week after he had exposed an alleged military connection to the illicit timber trade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Cambodian broadcaster detained on insurrection charges tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20155 2012-07-17T16:01:51Z 2012-07-17T16:30:55Z Committee to Protect Journalists Radio journalist Mam Sonando, seen here with police in court in 2005, was charged with anti-state activities on Monday. (Reuters/Chor Sokunthea)

Bangkok, July 17, 2012--Cambodian authorities should immediately release Mam Sonando, one of the country's leading critical journalists, who has been held since Sunday on anti-state charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 

]]> Cambodian activist killed while helping journalists tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19248 2012-04-26T21:30:29Z 2012-04-26T22:03:12Z Committee to Protect Journalists Unspoiled swaths of Koh Kon province have been deforested, a story that has proved extraordinarily sensitive. (Reuters/Samrang Pring)

New York, April 26, 2012--Cambodian authorities should thoroughly investigate a violent confrontation that led to the deaths of a police officer and an activist who was taking two journalists to a logging site said to be illegal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 

]]> Cambodia orders popular blog blocked tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16849 2011-02-23T20:07:16Z 2011-02-23T20:16:37Z Committee to Protect Journalists
Bangkok, February 23, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports that Cambodian authorities have ordered local Internet service providers to block a number of websites, including the popular KI Media news aggregator and commentary blog, considered critical of the government.
]]> Cambodia suppresses question on '97 grenade attack tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16582 2011-01-24T18:30:51Z 2011-01-24T18:34:39Z Bangkok, January 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Cambodian officials deleted digital recordings and confiscated recording equipment from a number of journalists who covered a January 21 government press conference in Phnom Penh.... Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, January 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Cambodian officials deleted digital recordings and confiscated recording equipment from a number of journalists who covered a January 21 government press conference in Phnom Penh.

]]> Cambodia must ensure release of Japanese photographer tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16359 2010-12-06T18:44:09Z 2010-12-06T19:21:39Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, December 6, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the government of Cambodia to ensure the release of Japanese photographer Go Takayama. According to the English-language Phnom Penh Post and the online magazine for the National Press Photographers Association, Takayama was arrested on November 23 after photographing a married couple inside a home. Undercover police detained him and he was eventually charged with "producing pornography for the purpose of distributing pornographic content," the Post reported.]]> Cambodian journalist released from prison in amnesty tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14610 2010-04-27T19:24:04Z 2010-04-28T16:20:04Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 27, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the April 13 release from prison of Hang Chakra, editor and publisher of the opposition-aligned Khmer Machas Srok daily newspaper in Cambodia.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Asia Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13912 2010-02-16T05:02:30Z 2010-02-15T19:53:41Z h7 {float:none;width:auto;height:auto;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:normal; margins:5px;}... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ ]]> Cambodian editor sentenced on 'disinformation' charge tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11429 2009-06-26T19:16:45Z 2009-08-13T19:41:19Z New York, June 26, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the sentencing today of Hang Chakra, editor-in-chief of the opposition Khmer-language daily Khmer Machas Srok, to one year in prison stemming from his reports on alleged government corruption.... Committee to Protect Journalists Khmer Machas Srok, to one year in prison stemming from his reports on alleged government corruption. ]]> Journalist shot and killed in run-up to elections tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6555 2008-07-14T16:00:00Z 2008-07-14T16:00:00Z New York, July 14, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder of journalist Khem Sambo and calls upon Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to immediately launch an independent investigation into the killing. CPJ is concerned that Sambo may have been targeted in reprisal for his reporting on government corruption.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, July 14, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder of journalist Khem Sambo and calls upon Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to immediately launch an independent investigation into the killing. CPJ is concerned that Sambo may have been targeted in reprisal for his reporting on government corruption.

A journalist with the opposition-aligned Khmer-language daily paper Moneaseka Khmer, Sambo was shot twice while riding his motorcycle with his 21-year-old son on July 11 in the capital of Phnom Penh, according to international and local news reports. He died later in the hospital. His son was also shot and killed, the reports say.

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