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Protesters demonstrate against Sonando's imprisonment outside an appeals court in Phnom Penh. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Cambodia reduces jail term of journalist Sonando

March 14, 2013 4:31 PM EDT

New York, March 14, 2013–Mam Sonando, a leading independent journalist in Cambodia, is scheduled to be released from prison later this week after an appeals court reduced his 2012 conviction on inciting rebellion to a lesser charge and cut his initial 20-year jail term.

Attacks on the Press: Internet Opening Is Shrinking

February 14, 2013 12:05 AM EST

Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam had vibrant blogospheres–until the crackdowns. By Shawn W. Crispin

Attacks on the Press: Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup The number of journalists killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2012, as the war in Syria, a record number of shootings in Somalia, continued violence in Pakistan, and a worrying increase in Brazilian murders contributed to a 49 percent increase in deaths from the previous…

Journalist deaths spike in 2012 due to Syria, Somalia

December 18, 2012 12:01 AM EST

Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report

Obama should address media rights in Southeast Asia

November 14, 2012 11:12 AM EST

Dear President Obama: We are pleased that you will begin your second term as U.S. president with a trip to Southeast Asia. As you visit Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand from November 17 through 20 while attending the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and related meetings in Phnom Penh, we hope that your commitment to human rights and the fundamental right to free expression remains an important aspect of your agenda.

Police escort Mam Sonando into a car after a court sentenced him to 20 years. (AFP)

Cambodian court sentences journalist to 20 years

October 1, 2012 2:48 PM EDT

New York, October 1, 2012–Cambodian authorities took a significant step backward on press freedom with today’s harsh verdict against independent journalist Mam Sonando in connection with his coverage of land seizures, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

For the crime of reporting on rampant illegal logging in Cambodia, one journalist suffered the same fate as the trees. (AP/ Heng Sinith)

Environment journalists rally for murdered Cambodian

September 28, 2012 12:46 PM EDT

On September 11, a Cambodian journalist named Hang Serei Odom was found dead in an abandoned vehicle. Missing since September 9, the reporter with the local Vorakchun Khmer Daily newspaper had suffered several axe blows to the head.

Cambodian journalist found dead in his own car

September 12, 2012 12:59 PM EDT

Bangkok, September 12, 2012–Cambodian authorities must immediately investigate the murder of a journalist who was found with ax wounds in the trunk of his car on Tuesday, less than a week after he had exposed an alleged military connection to the illicit timber trade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Chut Wutty's son stands near a picture of his father during a commemoration ceremony. (Reuters/Samrang Pring)

A journalist’s account of a Cambodian activist’s death

August 27, 2012 1:08 PM EDT

Here’s a quick pointer to a piece in the Daily Beast by freelance reporter Olesia Plokhii, who worked at The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh until May this year. Plokhii’s moving story, “Death of a Forester,” describes the death of Chut Wutty, a Cambodian activist who was shot a few feet away from Plokhii and…

Radio journalist Mam Sonando, seen here with police in court in 2005, was charged with anti-state activities on Monday. (Reuters/Chor Sokunthea)

Cambodian broadcaster detained on insurrection charges

July 17, 2012 12:01 PM EDT

Bangkok, July 17, 2012–Cambodian authorities should immediately release Mam Sonando, one of the country’s leading critical journalists, who has been held since Sunday on anti-state charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.