Cambodia - Independent radio station owner will be 91 when released

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders and the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media are appalled by the 20-year jail sentence that a Phnom Penh court passed today on Radio Beehive owner Mam Sonando for allegedly inciting unrest in the southeastern province of Kratie in mid-May. Aged 71, the independent radio station's owner will be 91 when he completes the sentence. "Freedom of expression and media freedom are in danger in Cambodia," the two organizations said. "We call on the authorities to release (...)

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