Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM)

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Cambodia: Statement of civil society groups on World Press Freedom Day

The statement urged the Cambodian government to ensure a free, safe, and secure environment for journalists and news outlets.

Digital safety and internet freedom in Cambodia

A new report includes the work of the Cambodian Center for Independent Media which covers the media landscape in Cambodia, and the impact of the National Internet Gateway on digital freedom.

Journalist covering labor strike threatened with arrest in Phnom Penh

A foreign journalist was harassed by authorities while reporting on the ongoing labor strike at NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh.

Cambodian government urged to step up the fight against impunity for crimes against journalists

Several civil society groups have released a joint statement urging the Cambodian government to implement urgent measures to protect the safety of journalists in the country. Since 1994, at least 17 journalists have been killed in Cambodia.

Fish farms and traditional floating villages on the Tonle Sap River, Cambodia, 26 March 2018, Mahaux Charles/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Cambodia: ‘End threats and persecution against independent journalists’

The Cambodian Center for Independent Media and the Cambodian Journalists Alliance have released a statement of concern after several VOD reporters were prevented by authorities from doing their work.

Police direct people at a temporary COVID-19 testing facility in a red zone, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 24 April 2021, Andy Ball/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Journalists demand access to ‘red zones’ in Cambodia

Several media groups in Cambodia are urging authorities to restore their right to access the country’s COVID-19 ‘red zones’. They argued that the current restrictions are preventing them from fulfilling their duty of providing the public with adequate information about the pandemic.

Cambodia: Release imprisoned journalists and end media crackdown

133 civil society groups have signed a statement calling for the release of imprisoned journalists Sok Oudom and Sovann Rithy and to halt all harassment of other journalists in Cambodia facing prosecution for their critical reporting.

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - MAY 01: Municipal security guards gestures towards a journalist during the Labor Day demonstration near Freedom Park on May 1, 2014 in Phnom Penh., Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images

Organisations call on Cambodia to step up the fight against endemic impunity

To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, civil society groups and communities in Cambodia and beyond condemn the rampant impunity for attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, and call for immediate action to bring all perpetrators to account.