Cambodia - Independent radio station owner falsely accused of inciting separatist uprising

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders and the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media firmly condemn Radio Beehive owner Mam Sonando's arrest on 15 July in Phnom Penh for supposedly inciting residents of a southeastern province to stage an “uprising” in response to the government's seizure of their land. “We urge the government to fully explain the charges that have been brought against this journalist,” the two organizations said. “Sonando's arrest is like a parting slap to all those who attended last week's (...)

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