Cambodia: Drop Case Against Journalists

Expand Former Radio Free Asia journalists Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin outside Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 21, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo (Bangkok) – The Cambodian authorities should immediately drop the politically motivated case against two ex-Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalists, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 26, 2019, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court will begin the trial of Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin on wholly unsubstantiated espionage charges. “The fabricated case against the ex-RFA journalists is intended as a strike against media that dares to criticize the Cambodian…

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