An Open letter to CamboJA Newss and Press Association from the Spokesman of the Information Ministry, H.E Meas Sophorn
Description
Khoun Narim, a journalist of CamboJA News, was receiving a public reaction to his article “UN says press freedom in Cambodia remains severely restricted” from the spokesman of the Information Ministry, H.E Meas Sophorn. In an open letter to CamboJA and Khoun Narim, H.E Meas Sophorn rejected the paragraph “Information Ministry spokesman, Meas Sophorn, rejected the OHCHR findings, saying they came only from interviews with anti-government journalists and didn’t reflect the overall reality of the media in the country”. He stated that he did not reject the finding and said the journalist did not quote his message properly
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Phnom Penh Capital
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Meas Sophorn
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2022
Type of incident
Verbal Intimidation
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