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June 17, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: End Crackdown on Opposition

Free Wrongfully Held Activists, Drop Charges

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.

June 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh

Urgently Locate Wanchalearm Satsaksit

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist living in exile in Cambodia, was abducted in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020.

June 3, 2020 Statement

Cambodia's Proposed Criminal Justice Reforms Should Go Further

Joint Statement by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch

May 29, 2020 Statement

Joint Statement on Repatriation of Cambodia Nationals to Cambodia

In this March 20, 2020, photo, garment factory workers wear face masks as they walk out at the end of their work shift near Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

April 29, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Covid-19 Spurs Bogus ‘Fake News’ Arrests

Renewed Crackdown on Opposition Supporters, Critics

A screenshot of TVFB journalist, Sovann Rithy, who was arrested on April 7, 2020 for allegedly “stirring chaos” by quoting a Hun Sen speech.

April 28, 2020 Dispatches

Australia Should Prioritize Rights as Asia Battles Covid-19

Persistently Press Abusive Leaders to End Violations

April 13, 2020 Interview

More than Just China: COVID-19 May Ravage Asia

Factory workers wearing protective masks return to Dhaka from northern and southern districts in Bangladesh amid the government’s shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic, April 4, 2020.

April 10, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Reporter Jailed for Quoting Hun Sen on COVID-19

Free Sovann Rithy, Respect Media Freedom

A screenshot of TVFB journalist, Sovann Rithy, at the General Commissariat of National Police in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 8, 2020.

April 6, 2020 News Release

Asia: Reduce Prison Populations Facing COVID-19

Overcrowding, Unsanitary Conditions Threaten Catastrophe

Indonesian prisoners approaching the end of their sentences are released to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in overcrowded prisons in Depok, near Jakarta, Indonesia, April 2, 2020.

April 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Prisons Potential COVID-19 Epicenters

Reduce Overcrowding by Releasing Low-Risk and Vulnerable Prisoners

Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party are brought in a police vehicle to the appeals court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 10, 2018.

April 2, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Emergency Bill Recipe for Dictatorship

COVID-19 Crisis Pretext for Hun Sen to Seek Unlimited Powers, Go After Critics

April 1, 2020 News Release

Brands Abandon Asia Workers in Pandemic

Companies Canceling Orders, Adding to Job Loss, Unpaid Wages

March 30, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Fight Discrimination Amid Pandemic

Stop Promoting Hatred, Targeting Muslims, Foreigners

The empty Al-Serkal Mosque in Phnom Penh on March 19, 2020. The Cambodian government has banned all religious gatherings in the country in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

March 24, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: COVID-19 Clampdown on Free Speech

Cease Arrests, Detention of Outspoken Opposition Activists, Others

A policeman (center) and others wear face masks as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at a market in Phnom Penh on March 17, 2020.

March 21, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Activist

EU, Others Should Urge Immediate Release of Kong Mas, Others Wrongfully Detained

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