The Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted online journalist Sovann Rithy morning and handed him an 18-month suspended sentence, nearly six months after he was arrested for reporting comments made by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is demanding Cambodian authorities investigate the murder of prominent television journalist Koy Piseth, who was attacked while riding his motorbike last week.
The conviction of a journalist who reported on comments that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen made publicly about COVID-19 is a threat to all reporters covering the pandemic, local media groups say.
An undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Information, Chea Sundaneth, wants to add a clause in the press law to protect female journalists from harassment while on duty.https://bit.ly/33F45Sm;
