HRW demands ‘immediate release’ of jailed Cambodian gov’t critic

Human Rights Watch urged Cambodian authorities on Wednesday to “immediately release” a government critic arrested earlier this month over a post on social media.

In a statement, HRW said that Ny Nak, who is in pretrial detention, was arrested on Jan. 5 for a post questioning Labor Minister Heng Sour, and was given “politically motivated charges of incitement to discriminate and criminal defamation.”

In full: https://www.laprensalatina.com/hrw-demands-immediate-release-of-jailed-cambodian-govt-critic/

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