President Hun Sen’s order to shutdown Voice of Democracy (VOD), one of Cambodia’s last independent news media outlets, greatly imperils journalistic freedom in the country. With 92 other organisations, Reporters without Borders (RSF) condemns such an arbitrary decision and demands the immediate restoration of the VOD’s broadcasting licence.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) joins 39 other organisations in condemning the violent arrests of five journalists who were covering a huge deforestation operation in southern Cambodia, and calls on the Cambodian government to guarantee journalistic freedom.