Details case of media violation in Phnom Penh
Location | Phnom Penh |
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Date of Event | Jun 05, 2021 |
Last Update | Jun 05, 2021 |
# of journalist(s) forced to sign agreements pledging they would stop their reporting activities | 3 |
Summary | In early June, while covering a land protest in Phnom Penh's Mean Chey district, three journalists from Cam-Hot News were detained, questioned, and ordered to sign an agreement that they would not attempt to live broadcast the land protest again. The journalists attempted to film a land protest in Phnom Penh Boeung Tamok lake area when one of the journalists allegedly began filming the protest "too early" when the protesters were still shouting and yelling. The land dispute related to a reservoir-building project on land claimed by more than 30 families. The three were taken to a commune police station, where they were questioned from 9am to 1pm and subsequently released after signing the agreement. |
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