Cambodia: Dissident Arrested After Criticizing Minister

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Ny Nak at his farm. © Facebook/Nak Ny (Bangkok) – The Cambodian authorities should drop all charges against Ny Nak, an outspoken critic of the government who was arrested on January 5, 2024, in response to comments he posted on Facebook, and immediately release him, Human Rights Watch said today. Nak is being held in pretrial detention on politically motivated charges of incitement to discriminate and criminal defamation concerning his criticism of Cambodian Minister of Labor Heng Sour. “Cambodia’s new government has picked up where the previous government left off…

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