Cambodian committee to monitor, discipline journalists raises alarms

Cambodian journalists and rights groups are voicing concern over the authoritarian government’s creation of a new committee to promote “journalism ethics and professional standards” with the power to discipline reporters.

The Monitoring Committee for Journalism Ethics Practice, launched on Monday, has spawned worries among journalists that it will be used by authorities as a tool to intimidate independent reporters and stifle critical coverage of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government.

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