World Press Bashing Day Coming?
How cynical can the Cambodian authorities be? On the day before the World Press Freedom Day, VOD journalist Lay Samean was beaten unconscious by auxiliary police forces armed with metal bars and wooden sticks.
During the numerous violent crackdowns by authorities on demonstrators over the last few months, journalists have been relatively spared and were able to report without too much difficulty. It seems the instructions to the police forces have changed and that our work will be more difficult from now on…
Statement from CCIM HERE.
Photographs from better times:
