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Homecoming

There are nicer ways to come home…

Khem Sambo, 47yrs, journalist at the pro-opposition daily Moneaksekar Khmer, and his son, 21yrs, were killed by a lone gunner in the middle of the street on July 11th.

Today the cremation ceremony took place at the Toul Tompoung pagoda. Sambo is the 12th journalist killed in Cambodia since 1993.

 

5 Responses to “Homecoming”

  1. oi….killed by whom John?….

    you should forward to CPJ (Committee to Project Journalists)…they keep statistics on this and try their best to speak on the behalf of journalists….an important advocacy group:

    they don’t yet have a record of Khem Sambo and son’s death….

    http://www.cpj.org/

    http://www.cpj.org/news/2008/asia/cambodia10jun08na.html

    http://www.cpj.org/deadly/killed08.html

    such a pitiful loss the behavior of those in power….

    b

    bobblack - July 13th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

  2. John:

    Did you get my first comment here, about CPJ?

    Anyway, it’s a profound loss for Cambodia….12 journalists, given the immense history, it’s a profound tragedy…

    thanks for letting us know in the West…

    -bob

    bobblack - July 14th, 2008 at 6:49 am

  3. Hi John

    That is great work. Thanks for your digi pen.

    Malis (Ur student in 2000)

    Malis - July 14th, 2008 at 8:22 pm

  4. Anyway,

    It would be great if you can follow up with his wife and siblings of the dead in a from of documentary. I am just wondering how they should support their lives with such a great loss. There must be some long term help for the shaved son … up there. It might be in a way of giving a scholarship and support of some kind until he can find a job.
    I think u speak to someone about that.

    It is a tragic scene to imagine living in such grief.

    Regards,

    Malis

    Malis - July 14th, 2008 at 8:30 pm

  5. Bob: as you can see I fished your CPJ post out of the spam box (don’t know how it ended up in there). Will let CPJ know…

    Malis: good to hear from you. The family is quite screened off by the authorities for the moment and contact is difficult.

    All: there is a multimedia slideshow on the Ka-set website (http://ka-set.info/actualites/k7-media.html)

    john vink - July 15th, 2008 at 3:43 am

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