Chhoeung Chheng

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Cambodian immigration officials denied re-entry to environmental journalist Gerald Flynn and forced him onto a flight back to Bangkok, Thailand, on January 5, 2025. (Photo: Courtesy of Flynn)

Mongabay reporter Gerald Flynn barred from re-entering Cambodia

Bangkok, February 3, 2025—Cambodian immigration officials denied re-entry to Gerald Flynn, a journalist with multilingual environmental news outlet Mongabay who has covered Cambodia’s deforestation crisis, and forced him onto a flight back to Bangkok, Thailand, on January 5, according to a February 3 statement by the California-based outlet and Flynn, who spoke with CPJ. The…

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Environmental journalist Chhoeung Chheng shot and killed in Cambodia

Bangkok, December 9, 2024—Cambodian authorities must launch a thorough investigation and deliver swift justice to the killer of environmental journalist Chhoeung Chheng, who was shot on December 4 and died from his injuries over the weekend, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. “The wanton killing of journalist Chhoeung Chheng shows the grave danger environmental reporters face…

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