Hang Chakra

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Blog | Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand

Press freedom heroes in Southeast Asia

By Shawn W. Crispin/Senior Southeast Asia Representative
Zunar displays a copy of his previously banned cartoons. (AP)

Three Southeast Asian journalists--Cambodia's Hang Chakra, Malaysia's Zulkiflee Anwar Ul Haque, or Zunar, and Thailand's Chiranuch Premchaiporn--were among the 48 awardees of the Hellman/Hammett grant, given to writers targeted with political persecution, who were recognized today by Human Rights Watch for their commitment to press freedom.

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September 14, 2011 10:25 AM ET |
Tags: Blogger, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Hang Chakra, Hellman/Hammett, Imprisoned, Internet, Legal Action, Zulfiklee Anwar Ul Haque, Zunar
Alerts | Cambodia

Cambodian journalist released from prison in amnesty

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.

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April 27, 2010 3:24 PM ET |
Tags: Hang Chakra, Imprisoned, Khmer Machas Srok, Legal Action
Attacks on the Press | Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea

Attacks on the Press 2009: Asia Developments

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February 16, 2010 12:02 AM ET |
Tags: Hang Chakra, Maguindanao
Imprisoned | Azerbaijan, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

2009 prison census

136 journalists jailed worldwide

As of December 1, 2009    |   » Read the accompanying report: "FREELANCERS UNDER FIRE"

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December 8, 2009 12:00 PM ET |
Tags: Abdulghani Memetemin, Adnan Hajizade, Adnan Hassanpour, Ahmad Zaid-Abadi, Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández, Aleshteraki, Alfredo Felipe Fuentes, Alfredo Pulido López, Amanuel Asrat, Asrat Wedajo, Aung Kyaw San, Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, Boris Stomakhin, Chen Daojun, Dawit Habtemichael, Dawit Isaac, Dhondup Wangchen, Dilmurod Saiid, Driss Chahtan, Du Daobin, Dzhamshid Karimov, Ebrima Manneh, Elmar Huseynov, Emin Milli, Evin Prison, Eynulla Fatullayev, Fabio Prieto Llorente, Fariba Pajooh, Fuad Rashid, Gayrat Mehliboyev, Genimet Zakhidov, Ghebrehiwet Keleta, Guo Qizhen, Gustavo Azócar, Hamid Mohammed Said, Hanevy Ould Dehah, Hang Chakra, Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez, Hossein Derakhshan, Hu Jia, Huang Qi, Ibrahim Jassam, Ibrahim Mohamed Ali, Islam Karimov, Issa Saharkhiz, Iván Hernández Carrillo, J.S. Tissainayagam, Javad Mahzadeh, Jin Haike, José Luis García Paneque, José Ubaldo Izquierdo Hernández, Juan Adolfo Fernández Saínz, Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta, Julio César Gálvez Rodríguez, Kayvan Samimi, Kong Youping, Kunchok Tsephel Gopey Tsang, Léster Luis González Pentón, Lü Gengsong, Lewis Medjo, Mahdi Hossein-Zadeh, Marjan Abdollahian, Mattewos Habteab, Medhanie Haile, Miguel Galván Gutiérrez, Mijail Bárzaga Lugo, Mohammad Davari, Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand, Mojtaba Lotfi, Muhammad Bekjanov, Nguyen Van Hai, Normando Hernández González, Omar Rodríguez Saludes, Omar Ruíz Hernández, Omid Salimi, Ortikali Namazov, Oscar Sánchez Madan, Pablo Pacheco Ávila, Pedro Argüelles Morán, Qi Chonghuai, Ramazan Yesergepov, Reza Nourbakhsh, Ricardo González Alfonso, Richard Durbin, Rory Peck, Saeed Laylaz, Said Abdelkader, Saleh Aljezeeri, Saleh Idris Gama, Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov, Sardar Alibeili, Sein Win Maung, Seyoum Tsehaye, Shi Tao, Sun Lin, Taoufik Ben Brik, Taqadoumy, Temesken Ghebreyesus, Tesfalidet Kidane Tesfazghi, Victor Rolando Arroyo Carmona, Xu Wei, Yang Zili, Yusuf Mohamed Ali, Yusuf Ruzimuradov, Zaw Thet Htwe, Zemenfes Haile, Zhang Jianhong, Zheng Yichun, Zouhair Makhlouf
Alerts | Cambodia

Cambodian editor sentenced on 'disinformation' charge

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.
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June 26, 2009 3:16 PM ET |
Tags: Defamation, Hang Chakra, Legal Action

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