Consisting of nine chapters and 50 articles, the leaked copy of Cambodia’s draft Cybercrime Law is believed to be the latest incarnation of legislation that has been a decade in the making. However, after 10 years of drafting, the most recent version of the law—dated Aug. 4, 2020—remains vague and concerning.
Two former Radio Free Asia journalists said during an appeal hearing at the Supreme Court on October 22 that they believe the court is violating their basic rights, saying that the court must clearly define the legal timeframe for its reinvestigation of their case.
A group of timber traders smashed the windows of a journalist’s car while he was reporting on the illegal transportation of timber over the Sekong bridge in Stung Treng province on October 20.https://bit.ly/3dRn8w4;
