A Cambodian man reads the English-laguage newspaper Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2017. One of Cambodia's few remaining independent newspapers announced it would close hours after the country's opposition leader was arrested for treason, the latest in a string of blows to critics of strongman premier Hun Sen. The Cambodia Daily, which is often critical of the government, said Monday's edition would be its last after it was slapped with a multi-million dollar tax bill that its publishers said was politically motivated. / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY
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Cambodia’s war on the press

Prison, blacklists and intimidation taint the country's media landscape as authorities clamp down

by UCA News

While just six months ago journalist Yeang Sothearin was chasing stories on politics and rights abuses in Cambodia, the former Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporter now spends his days inside an overcrowded cell in Phnom Penh’s squalid Prey Sar prison.

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