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Concern over proposed measures to ensure “political neutrality of NGOs” in Cambodia

Cambodian groups are concerned over the potential introduction of new measures banning staff of civil society organisations from giving media interviews or making statements deemed to have “insulted” political parties during election periods.

A protester is detained by police during a protest calling for the release of seven detained protesters, in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, 11 November 2014, REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Cambodian civil society groups condemn arrest and conviction of protesters

Seven representatives of Cambodia’s Boeung Kak Lake community were sentenced to one year in prison and a US$500 fine each after protesting over alleged deliberate drainage problems. Their arrest “is extremely worrying, especially when taking into account the fact that five of them were previously jailed for peaceful activism.”

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Rights groups call for freedom of expression protections in Cambodia

As violent crackdowns on freedom of expression have increased in Cambodia over the last year, rights groups and media are disturbed to observe a coinciding increase in impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes.

A truck carries logs on a rural road in Preah Vihear province, AP Photo /Heng Sinith

Cambodian journalist shot dead while documenting illegal logging

Journalist Taing Tri was killed in the early hours on 12 October 2014 in Kratie province, Cambodia while he was trying to photograph vehicles transporting illegal luxury wood.