MEDIA (09th – 13th Feb. 2026)
| Two journalists, Prum Sophay of Koh Santepheap and Sean Bunsong of Sunday News, have been released after being detained for nearly 24 hours, accused of incitement for reports on an alleged online gambling compound in Bati district. Their case is still under investigation, with the arrests adding growing pressure on media covering cybercrimes as Cambodia intensifies nationwide raids amid continuously declining press freedom https://shorturl.at/sHB0n ; Online journalist Nhel Soksan, of Buddhist News, was held for six hours and later released in exchange for removing an article about citizens barred from religious ceremonies, with the Ministry of Cults and Religion accusing the piece of “affecting leadership” in a move his editor says violates the press law. https://shorturl.at/AxRZx ; Investigative reporter, Mech Dara, was detained for nearly an hour for reporting on an alleged raid on a scam compound in Dara Sakor. He was later released after being forced to delete his photos, highlighting mounting pressure on media covering Cambodia’s cyberscam industry amid sweeping nationwide crackdowns |
