Cambodia: Investigative Journalist Mech Dara Detained Amidst Growing Clampdown on Free Expression
October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024
LONDON, England, Oct. 11 -- PEN International issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2024:
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'Mech Dara's unjust detention is just the latest example of the Cambodian government's efforts to silence independent media through intimidation and abuse of the legal system. His detention - and the authorities' alarming clampdown on legitimate expression - must end at once.' Ma Thida, Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee.
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'Mech Dara's unjust detention is just the latest example of the Cambodian government's efforts to silence independent media through intimidation and abuse of the legal system. His detention - and the authorities' alarming clampdown on legitimate expression - must end at once.' Ma Thida, Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee.
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