The U.S. and Cambodia have been expanding ties for many years despite reservations from international human rights groups, and the State Department itself, about the development of Cambodia’s democracy.
Five journalists from an independent media organisation and four environmental activists were arrested while covering land clearing activity at a wildlife sanctuary in Phnom Tamao forest. The International Federation of Journalists joins its affiliate, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA), in condemning the incident and urges the Cambodian authorities to refrain from using violence against journalists and human rights activists.