Human rights organisations have slammed the arrest of a Cambodian journalist who was charged with criminal incitement after posting a quote from Prime Minister Hun Sen to his personal Facebook page.
Rithy’s arrest is part of a Southeast Asia-wide trend that has emerged as governments have enacted closer control over their press in the wake of the global pandemic.
Sovann Rithy, a reporter and publisher of the TVFB social media news platform, was arrested on 8 April after publishing a direct quote from the prime minister suggesting motorbike taxis could sell their vehicles to make their livelihood during the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
