In its September report assessing the civic space of Cambodia, the international nonprofit CIVICUS rated the country as "repressed."
The nonprofit—a coalition of international civil society members—found "no tangible human rights improvements" in the past year and said the country's media freedom "remains under attack."
Citing an August United Nations report that surveyed 65 journalists in Cambodia, the CIVICUS report said, "Radio stations and newspapers have been silenced, newsrooms purged, and journalists prosecuted."
The report cited issues for the media, including authorities in March revoking licenses at three news outlets for alleged violation of ethics and contracts; cited arrests, some violent, of journalists; and referred to media being blocked from filming or using drones in some regions.
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