Judiciary, Authority, and Military (20th – 24th Oct. 2025)
| Bank employee and social media commentator, San Chansey, was arrested on October 19 in relation to social media posts that are alleged to insult public officials, while travelling from his home in Srei Snam district to Siem Reap city, according to Cambodia League For the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights (LICADHO) on October 23. http://bit.ly/42XCU3v; Siem Reap tour guide Pin Poch could face 10 to 15 years in prison for “conspiracy to commit treason” for sharing a video about Nepal’s protests amid claims by Cambodian NGOs of shrinking free expression and growing digital surveillance. Rights groups urge revising the criminal offence and educating the public to identify news. |
