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More than three dozen journalists in Cambodia published an open letter on Thursday urging the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to drop all charges against two former RFA reporters who have lived under police surveillance for more than a year while awaiting a trial for “espionage.” Two journalists with an espionage case looming over their heads are calling for the court to either speed up its investigation or drop the charges against them.

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Hundreds of journalists will today attend an annual solidarity dinner with Prime Minister Hun Sen in a move to boost relations between the government and media.https://bit.ly/2QIvr0k;