Stop the murder of journalists in Cambodia

Why this is important

Two journalists are now known to have been murdered in Cambodia this year. Both journalists are alleged to have been investigating illegal logging which is the main cause of the massive deforestation of the rich Cambodian forest. Cambodia now ranks 12th among the list of deadliest countries for those practicing journalism. As journalism organizations, Internews' Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the Society of Environment Journalists (SEJ) are not only interested in promoting an independent press throughout the world but also stand up in support of our colleagues to do their work without fear of persecution or murder. What we want is an independent investigation of the murder of Hang Serei Oudom and an immediate end to the murder of journalists in Cambodia and elsewhere in the world.

Posted September 23, 2012

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David A. United States of America

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The Government of Cambodia

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We the undersigned, members of the global journalism community, including members of Internews' Earth Journalism Network and the Society of Environmental Journalists, condemn the killing of our colleague, Hang Serei Oudom, a reporter with the Cambodian local language newspaper Vorakchun Khmer Daily. Oudom, 44, who had been missing since 9 September, was found dead on 11 September in an abandoned vehicle in a cashew nut plantation in the northern Ratanakiri province, with several axe blows to the head, according to the International Press Institute (IPI). We call on the Cambodian authorities to conduct an independent investigation into his death and bring his killers to justice. We would also like to express our concern about the possible narrowing of space for environmental journalists to be able to work in freely and independently in Cambodia.

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